News + Politics
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Ward Roulette
Shaw resident William Waybourn lives on 8th Street NW. He also owns Long View Gallery, about three blocks away on 9th Street NW. But under...
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DOMA Is “Becoming Law” in This Week’s Metro Weekly
This week’s article — “Becoming Law” — will be is the conclusion of a four-part series marking the 15th anniversary of the passage of the...
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Obama Talks Bullying, DOMA and Immigration at White House Roundtable
Today, President Obama talked about bullying and the Defense of Marriage Act over the course of a 50-minute “Open for Questions” roundtable moderated by Jose...
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Sen. Susan Collins Hasn’t “Looked At” Federal Impact of DOMA on Same-Sex Couples
Over the course of 2011, the Defense of Marriage Act has been front and center in several public debates, most notably when the Obama administration...
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Equality Maryland Appoints 16 New Members to Boards of Directors
Equality Maryland, the LGBT civil rights group that lobbies for marriage, equal protection and anti-discrimination legislation in the Free State, announced on Sept. 27 the...
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Washington Post publishes another piece on “black gay gang” troubles at Verizon Center
Courtland Milloy, a columnist for The Washington Post, has written a piece appearing on the paper’s website called ”Gay black youths go from attacked to...
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Maxine Waters, Tavis Smiley say Obama would not tell gays and others to “stop complaining” [video]
President Barack Obama‘s recent speech before the Congressional Black Caucus seems to have riled up some Americans for the wrong reasons. Some leading figures are objecting...
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Joe Biden and Barack Obama denounce disrespect for gay soldier at Republican debate
Appearing on ABC’s The View, Vice President Joe Biden was asked by co-host Joy Behar what he thought about the booing of a gay soldier...
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Out Lesbian Judicial Nominee Set for Senate Vote in Coming Weeks
[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,...
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Bullies cheer for gay teen’s suicide at Homecoming dance [video]
The parents of 14-year-old Jamey Rodemeyer went on the Today show this morning to discuss their son’s suicide. His mother, Tracy Rodemeyer, told host Ann...
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Leisha Hailey disputes Southwest Airlines’ claim that lesbian kiss was ”excessive”
Leisha Hailey and Camila Grey of the band Uh Huh Her released a statement today in regards to being escorted off of a Southwest Airlines flight....
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Release of Prop 8 Tapes Back on Hold
The release of the Proposition 8 trial tapes is back on hold, following an order from an appeals court on Monday, Sept. 26. On Sept....
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Out NBA exec picked up by Golden State Warriors
The NBA’s Golden State Warriors have named Rick Welts as the San Francisco-based team’s president and chief operating officer, according to the San Francisco Chronicle....
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Strike Against The Center
Michael Sessa, president of The Center, D.C.'s LGBT community center, and David Mariner, the executive director, reported today that The Center suffered an attack of...
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Wanda Sykes, Ellen Degeneres both share health scares
Actress and comedian Wanda Sykes revealed on The Ellen Degeneres show that she had an early form of breast cancer. She explained that she had...
