News + Politics
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It's All Relative
Those of us who grew up closeted in rural America often have some pretty complicated relationships with family. Visiting at my aunt and uncle's house...
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Mortal Matters
Years ago, a very devout people executed a revolution and overthrew a tyrant. As a matter of strategy, those revolutionaries held onto a handful of...
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Addressing the Data
Local HIV/AIDS organizations responded this week to the Federal Center for Disease Control and Prevention's new study on HIV infections in the U.S. The study,...
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Drag Donation
Drag queens from Nellie's Sports Bar and Freddie's Beach Bar joined Stonewall Kickball players at Stead Park for a special Drag Ball fundraising game during...
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Australia’s lesbian Finance Minister expecting baby
“You have a child because you want a family and you want to have the opportunity of raising a child together. You don’t have a...
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Gay couple sues amusement park: Employees shared ‘fags’ photo
“Mr. Yang was in the process of coming out, and it was very difficult for him to deal with this type of ridicule based on...
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Mayor Gray Commits to Addressing Anti-Trans Employment Barriers
Members of the local LGBT community, including the Gay and Lesbian Activists Alliance (GLAA), Transgender Health Empowerent and the DC Trans Coalition, met with Mayor...
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Ann Coulter, the Cause of a Fight Among Gay Groups on the Right?
Today, GOProud announced that Ann Coulter would be serving as the honorary chair of the group’s advisory council. The move comes as the latest in...
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Immigration Woes
Over the past several months, many cases involving same-sex bi-national couples have hit the news. Almost all of these cases, where a U.S. citizen is...
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A Personal Aside: Seeing the Change
In 1713 — nearly 300 years ago — Chambers Russell was born. A founder of the town of Lincoln, Massachusetts, Russell built a two-story Georgian...
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NPR defends gay ‘conversion therapy’ report: Hundreds of angry responses offered ‘context’ [video]
Last week, Alix Spiegel, a reporter for NPR, aired a 9-minute piece about beliefs that “therapists” can change gay men and lesbians into heterosexuals. Spiegel’s Morning...
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Mitt Romney joins effort to overturn District’s gay marriage law, add Constitutional ban
Mitt Romney, the current leading candidate among the 2012 Republican Presidential hopefuls, has signed a pledge created by the National Organization for Marriage (NOMBlog PDF). It...
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The Big Game
For those who don't know already, I suppose I need to come out publicly. I am, of course, a gamer. I don't mean that I'm...
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Snark on a Sinking Ship
The outcome of the tea party's invented crisis over the national debt ceiling remains uncertain as I write on Monday morning, but one thing is...
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Bridge Builder
The National Council of La Raza, the nation's largest Hispanic civil rights organization, and the Gill Foundation, which advocates for LGBT equality, joined to honor...
