News + Politics
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CA Gov. Brown Signs Two Pro-Trans Bills Into Law [and Signs Bullying Bill, Vetoes LGBT Data Bill]
California Gov. Jerry Brown (D) signed two pro-transgender equality bills into law on Oct. 9. Masen Davis, the executive director of the Transgender Law Center,...
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Judge Considers Government’s Writ Request in Choi’s Trial
The federal government asked U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia Chief Judge Royce Lamberth today to stop a magistrate judge in the court...
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Cowboys Calling It Quits UPDATED
They started as a small group of dancers at the area's Atlantic Stampede LGBT rodeo 17 years ago and have since gained national and international...
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California juror believes murdered gay teen was the bully
”This wasn’t about him being gay…. This was about bullying. There was a ton of evidence that Larry was acting inappropriately with other kids at school,...
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Shared History
My first trips to D.C. while I was still a college student in southwestern Virginia were particularly strong indicators of what a country boy I...
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Strong Words, But Still Evolving
Saturday evening, Oct. 1, President Barack Obama addressed the Human Rights Campaign for the second time in his presidency, speaking at the Washington Convention Center...
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Bending with Benevolence
A novel approach to helping women deal with breast cancer is coming to the District this month – possibly in the form of the ''downward-facing...
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Activists Voice Crime Concerns
Representatives from the District's various public safety agencies and the Mayor's Office of GLBT Affairs held an outreach meeting on Wednesday, Sept. 28, aimed at...
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PW's Prize
As of Oct. 1, Marc Carcione of Laurel is the second person to be named Mr. PW's Leather. The member of the DC Boys of...
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White House Names Gautam Raghavan to LGBT Liaison Role
[Photo: Gautam Raghavan, the new White House “point of contact” on LGBT issues, is an associate director of public engagement in the White House Office...
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Out Gay Judicial Nominee Fitzgerald Has Senate Hearing
President Barack Obama’s fourth out LGBT judicial nominee, California attorney Michael...
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New “Cap” on House DOMA Defense Set at $1.5 Million, Additional Change Alters Payment Liability
On Oct. 1, the obligation of the federal government to pay for the House Republican leadership’s defense of the Defense of Marriage Act increased from...
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Pride Placements
Capital Pride, the organization responsible for the annual LGBT event of the same name, announced changes to the board and staff this morning, which were...
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Sunday Death Reported
Metropolitan Police are investigating the death of a man who was found still alive inside a local nightclub at closing time during the early hours...
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Shooter Pleads Guilty
A man who shot a transgender woman in the neck and attempted to rob her after she declined his sexual proposition pleaded guilty Thursday, Sept....
