News + Politics
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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....
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International Arrest
Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department's Homicide Branch have announced an arrest in the 2007 murder of a local lesbian who was found dead in...
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Mount Vernon Victim
A man walking in D.C.'s Mount Vernon Square neighborhood reports that he was robbed at gunpoint Thursday, Sept. 29, by assailants who used an anti-gay...
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Baldwin Pitches Senate Bid, Bloomberg Accepts Ally Award at HRC Dinner
Besides President Obama’s keynote address at the Human Rights Campaign’s 15th annual national dinner, the two key political speeches came from a representative from Wisconsin...
