News + Politics
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Golden Years
I've been thinking a lot lately about aging, mostly because it's something my body seems to be rapidly doing. Of course, much of this obsession...
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Students First
If a gay Ayn Rand club were to hold some sort of D.C. confab and I covered it, they could well come back and cry...
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Stein Dems' Milestone
The Gertrude Stein Democratic Club will celebrate its 35th anniversary Oct. 27 by presenting awards to local leaders and activists who have made an impact...
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Athletic Achievements
Team DC, Washington's support organization for LGBT sports leagues, will honor athletes and allies at its fourth annual awards reception, Saturday, Oct. 22. The organization...
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Bullied gay teen, Jamie Hubley, blogged a painful goodbye before suicide
” was the kind of boy that loved everybody…. He couldn’t understand why everyone would be so cruel to him about something as simple as...
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Anti-Bullying Bills Up in the Air as Senate Committee Considers Education Bill Reauthorization
Today and Thursday, Oct. 20, the Senate’s Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee is slated to consider the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education...
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Research and Recovery
Two local advocates for treatment of methamphetamine addiction who have worked with the Crystal Meth Working Group – a program of The Center, D.C.'s LGBT...
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Evolving Islam
Two of the world's three major religions – Christianity and Judaism – have made relatively great strides in welcoming LGBT people into their communities and...
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Anti-gay teacher’s Facebook posts erupt in face-off of protesters, supporters [video]
Incendiary comments made by a New Jersey teacher about an LGBT History Month display in her school erupted in a huge backlash online last week....
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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,...
