News + Politics
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Quinto’s coming out moves ABC News anchor to say he’s gay, too [video]
”He’s 34. I’m 35. I’m thinking, ‘I could lose my distraction about dating actors right from that one, maybe.”’ Dan Koefler, an anchor on ABC...
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HIV+ Wall Street protester comes forward after police punch him in face
”The cop just lunged at me full throttle and hit me on the left side of my face. It tore my earring out. I remember...
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Choi’s Defense Set Back After District Judge Issues Mandamus to Prevent Selective Prosecution Defense
The defense team of former Army Lt. Dan Choi was dealt a setback on Oct. 11 after a U.S. District Court judge ruled that the...
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Dem Departure
Although National Stonewall Democrats executive director Michael Mitchell says is has ''been an honor and a privilege to lead organization'' over the past two...
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Zachary Quinto comes out in New York magazine, on his blog
Zachary Quinto — Spock in the new Star Trek and Louis Ironson in this past year’s New York City revival of Angels in America —...
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Senate Judiciary Committee to Hold Vote on DOMA Repeal Bill in November
Today, Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) announced that his committee, which held a hearing on the Respect for Marriage Act earlier this year,...
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Montgomery County Blocks Access to LGBT Websites
A filter used by Montgomery County to block inappropriate content on county employees' computers has been routinely blocking mainstream LGBT sites due to what the...
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Alison Nathan, Out Lesbian, Confirmed for Federal Judgeship on 48-44 Vote
At 2:25 p.m. today, on a 48-44 vote, the U.S. Senate confirmed Alison Nathan’s nomination to serve as a federal judge on the U.S. District...
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The Right's Food Fight
Last weekend's Values Voter Summit was welcomed to D.C. by the Southern Poverty Law Center with a full-page ad in The Washington Post titled, ''Just...
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Frank Kameny Wins
In the sad hours that followed the Tuesday evening news that the legendary and indomitable Frank Kameny had died in his home at the age...
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Share Our Values
The voters were focused intently on the message sent by the speaker, seeking affirmation that their candidate would pursue a moral path if successful in...
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Coming Out Gray
Mayor Vincent Gray's Office of GLBT Affairs held a small, primarily governmental event Oct. 11 as part of National Coming Out Day in order to...
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Whitman-Walker Welcome
Inviting the community to drop in for an open-house event may have been a fairly regular offering at Whitman-Walker Clinic. In its new incarnation as...
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In Colorado House Race, Out Servicemember is a First in a Post-DADT America
Today, in the 28th House District in Colorado, a little bit of history is being made as Brian Carroll announces his candidacy for the 2012...
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Senate to Vote Today on Alison Nathan’s Nomination, Would Be Second Lesbian Federal Judge
[Photo: President Barack Obama greets departing Associate Counsel to the President Alison J. “Ali” Nathan, left, Meg Satterthwaite, and their twin sons Oliver and Nathan,...
