News + Politics
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Obama to Speak at HRC Annual National Dinner on Oct. 1
Today, the Human Rights Campaign announced in a news release that President Obama will be making his second appearance at the organization’s annual national dinner....
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Jamey Rodemeyer, 14, commits suicide after gay taunts [video]
Despite making his own “It Gets Better” video, Jamey Rodemeyer, a 14-year-old in Williamsville, N.Y., appears to have taken his life this past weekend. He...
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US Marines set up booth at gay center to begin recruitment
Two U.S. Marine recruiters were interviewed several times in the press yesterday for a remarkable first-time event. They were invited to The Dennis R. Neill...
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One gay soldier’s coming out seen by millions [video]
A US soldier stationed in Germany had one of the world’s most viewed coming out experiences yesterday. Identified in the press as 21-year-old Randy Phillips,...
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The Faces of DADT Repeal Politics, September 20, 2011
[Photo, above: Adm. Mike Mullen, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, talks about the repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” at a news...
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Multiple Charges Dog Washington
The man accused of attacking a group of women, at least one of whom identifies as a lesbian, in Columbia Heights in late July has...
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Gopalan Death Ruled Homicide
The D.C. medical examiner's office has ruled that the death of Gaurav Gopalan, a local theater enthusiast who was found dead in the city's Columbia...
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“DADT IS HISTORY.”
With additional reporting by John Riley. [Photo: The U.S. Armed Forces Recruiting Station in New York City’s Times Square on Sept. 19, 2011, in the...
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Chaz Bono & Carson Kressley off to very entertaining start on ‘Dancing with the Stars’ [video]
Chaz Bono, the first transgender contestant to appear on ABC’s “Dancing with the Stars” performed well on the launch of tonight’s new season of the...
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U.S. Army Sends Out DADT Repeal Memo — as Family Research Council Keeps Fighting
Today, members of the U.S. Army began receiving a memorandum signed by Army Sergeant Major Raymond F. Chandler III, Army Chief of Staff Gen. Raymond...
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D.C. Debuts Transgender Employment Program
Project Empowerment, a program run by the District of Columbia's Department of Employment Services, has enrolled its first full class of transgender individuals, marking the...
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Government Files Motion to Stop “Vindictive Prosecution” Defense in Choi Trial
On Monday, Sept. 12, U.S. Attorney Ronald Machen Jr. — the lead prosecutor for the U.S. District of the District of Columbia — filed a...
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Arlington Gay & Lesbian Alliance Plans NoVa Candidate Events
The Arlington Gay & Lesbian Alliance will host forums for candidates seeking to represent Northern Virginia in five separate offices in advance of the commonwealth’s...
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Plea Deal Offered in Transgender Shooting Case
A man accused of shooting and trying to rob a transgender woman in Southeast D.C.'s Shipley Terrace neighborhood appeared in court for a preliminary status...
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Social Security Ends Gender “No-Match” Letters, White House “Welcomes This Move”
The National Center for Transgender Equality announced this evening: The Social Security Administration (SSA) has confirmed that it has ended the practice of allowing gender to be matched in its...
