News + Politics
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We're Here, We're Queer. Really.
When I titled my book on straight/LGBT communication Queer Questions, Straight Talk, I expected some freak-out. My publisher, a straight man deeply committed to LGBT...
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DADT's Countdown
An earlier version of this story was published at 5:53 p.m. July 22. The repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” passed its last significant hurdle...
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One State, Two Lawsuits
In the days after the Marriage Equality Act took effect on Sunday, July 24, in New York, two legal filings showed where both sides of...
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Marching on Washington
It may be a year until the International AIDS Conference returns to the U.S. – to D.C., specifically – but the planning is well underway,...
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Petworth Attack
A gay man was physically attacked by three other men while attempting to hail a cab on Sunday, July 17, at about 10 p.m. in...
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Forgo Rodeo
In years past, this has been the season when the area's LGBT rodeo enthusiasts would begin to make plans for the Atlantic Stampede, the annual...
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Ending Isolation
Maybe the term ''friendly visitor'' conjures thoughts of E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial. Long-ago summer blockbusters aside, the term has a far more practical – and noble...
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GLOV Trainings Grow
Joe Montoni and Kelly Pickard stepped up in the community as co-chairs of Gays and Lesbians Opposing Violence in January 2010. Hassan Naveed and A.J....
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New York Attorney General Takes Edith Windsor’s Side in DOMA Challenge
Today, New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman jumped into the ongoing national debate over the federal definition of marriage contained in Section 3 of the...
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Defense in Rutgers bullying case seeks access to Tyler Clementi’s computer documents
“There was no bias, no intimidation and there was no bullying done. Nor was there any bullying intended or bias intended.” Steven Altman, attorney for...
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Talking Marriage, DOMA, ENDA & DADT on TBD
This morning, I joined Bruce DePuyt for NewsTalk, the TBD.com/News Channel 8 daily news program to talk about the multitude of recent LGBT developments over...
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Lawsuit Taking Aim at New York Marriage Equality “Is Without Merit,” Cuomo Spokesman Says
A lawsuit filed by opponents of same-sex marriage in New York that seeks to void the law “is without merit,” a spokesman for Gov. Andrew...
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''Too Many Times''
Hundreds of friends, family and members of D.C.'s LGBT community gathered for a vigil on Saturday, July 23, marking and mourning the death of Lashai...
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Ninth Circuit Puts Stay on DADT Injunction Back In Effect, But Continues Bar on Discharges
In an order filed by a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, the court has kept in place the...
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This Is Done, Take Two: DADT Repeal Certification
On Dec. 22, 2010, President Barack Obama looked up after signing the Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell Repeal Act into law and told the audience assembled,...
