News + Politics
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30 Years Later
It's been 30 years since HIV and AIDS first emerged in America. To mark that sad anniversary, the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History is...
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Air Force Spokesman: “The Airman 1st Class made a statement that he was a homosexual.”
An Air Force spokesman told reporters that the April 29 discharge of an Airman under “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” — the first such discharge since...
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Super Heroes
While every community has heroes, D.C.'s LGBT community has an abundance. And Capital Pride will honor just a few during this year's festivities with its...
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Lady Gaga says song ‘Born This Way’ not that gay; Stephen Fry ponders bipolar suicide
Lady Gaga recently sat for an interview with gay actor and speaker Steven Fry. When asked if the song “Born This Way” was an affirmation...
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Airman Discharged
An Air Force spokesman confirmed today that the secretary of the Air Force approved a discharge under the military's ''Don't Ask, Don't Tell'' policy on...
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News Judgment
It's one of the most obvious and oft-repeated truisms of the day that the news business is a wildly different beast than it was two...
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Global Grassroots
Although I'm writing this on Memorial Day, Monday will be a distant news-cycle memory come Thursday's publication. That does not stop me, however, from considering...
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Winning the Future, LGBT-Style
The Obama administration — ever eager to advance its 2011 theme of “winning the future” — has now extended the three-word slogan to lesbian, gay,...
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Rowland Cancels Appearance
Michael Lutz, executive director of Capital Pride, announced today the Kelly Rowland has pulled out of her scheduled headlining performance on the Capital Pride Festival...
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Equality Maryland Board President Resigns, as Interim ED’s Focus Shifts
Last week Equality Maryland announced that it is currently in the midst of a financial crisis, and that it needs about $25,000 a month to...
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Obama Issues Pride Proclamation for 2011 — With No Mention of Relationship Recognition
The White House today released President Barack Obama’s proclamation commemorating the 2011 Lesbian, Gay Bisexual and Transgender Pride Month, presenting his own pride in signing...
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John Bryson to be Named Commerce Secretary, Out Gay Option Passed Over
Today, the White House announced John Bryson as the president’s pick to succeed Commerce Secretary Gary Locke, recently named as Obama’s next ambassador to China....
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Safe-Schools Funding Slashed
When Congress and the White House worked out their differences in early April concerning the Fiscal Year 2011 budget, it was clear that some programs...
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Old Navy to sell Gay Pride t-shirts in Tysons Corner
”Choose from a selection of Gay Pride t-shirts available at 27 stores through June 30th – or until they sell out. For a list of...
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Focus on the Family CEO: Gay marriage opposition lost due to young generation’s support
Jim Daly of the anti-gay religious organization Focus on the Family was recently interviewed by the Christian publication World Magazine. In a question-and-answer session that primarily focused...
