News + Politics
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UPDATE: Ebbin Wins Virginia State Senate Primary
FINAL UPDATE: As of 9:30 p.m. tonight, Virginia state Del. Adam Ebbin (D-Arlington) — the only out LGBT lawmaker in the Virginia legislature, who was...
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Six Months Later
It was only six months ago that Attorney General Eric Holder sent the letter to House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio), informing Boehner that he and...
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Eve of the Primary: Gay Senate Candidate Adam Ebbin’s Endorsements
Northern Virginia Democratic primary voters will go to the polls on Tuesday to decide whether they will nominate Virginia Del. Adam Ebbin (D-Arlington), Virginia’s only...
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Cain: Obama’s Decision to Stop Defending DOMA Is “Impeachable Offense”
Today, LifeSiteNews.com’s Jeremy Kryn reported that GOP presidential candidate Herman Cain told a group of bloggers on a conference call held Aug. 16 that President...
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DOJ Tells Court That Edith Windsor’s DOMA Claim Should Be Granted
Back on July 1, the Department of Justice took a big step in defining what its Feb. 23 decision that the federal definition of marriage...
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Immigration Judge Closes Deportation Case Against Married Gay Man
Attorney Lavi Soloway writes, “San Francisco Immigration Judge Marilyn Teeter has granted Motion to Administratively Close Deportation of gay Venezuelan Alex...
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Immigration Judge Decides to Take Lesbian’s Marriage-Based Application Under Consideration
Sujey Pando, who is from Mexico and seeking asylum in the United States after facing a series of abuses and rape in Mexico, also married...
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Opponents of California Education Bill Launch Pastor-Aimed “Righteousness” Ad
Following the passage of California’s S.B. 48 — the FAIR Education Act (bill text) — opponents immediately launched a referendum campaign aimed at stopping the...
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Feingold Won’t Join Wisconsin Senate Race, Dem Eyes Turn to Baldwin and Kind
In an email to supporters, former Sen. Russ Feingold (D-Wisc.) announced that he would not be seeking to run for the state’s other Senate seat,...
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Gay man attacked by neighbor over pruned tree, loss of squirrel watching
“‘Now it’s ruined’ and he ‘can’t watch the squirrels anymore’ — I mean, he was just ranting and raving on and on…. “Hit me in...
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Prosecutorial Discretion
Responding on behalf of President Barack Obama, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano today sent a letter to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid detailing that the...
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Tea Party’s Christine O’Donnell suffers disastrous interview over gay rights with Piers Morgan [video]
Christine O’Donnell called Piers Morgan rude and walked off of his talk show looking confused and distraught. O’Donnell is a darling of the Tea Party...
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Adam Carolla rants about transgender, gay issues; GLAAD reacts
Adam Carolla, a comedian known primarily for his past sidekick work on Loveline and The Man Show, took on LGBT issues last week on his...
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Living Memory
It may be a sin of omission, but I haven't yet made the leap into legal D.C. marriage. A lot of people seem surprised by...
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Confronting Biased Policing
Police reformers should never be confused with police opponents. Reformers seek changes in policies and procedures, accountability for misconduct, and community-based policing that is about...
