News + Politics
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The Path to Pride
Ten years ago I celebrated my first Pride here in Washington. Little did I know what my level of involvement would be now, and I...
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Marrying Matters
From coast to coast, this week has been understood to have high stakes for those seeking marriage equality – but an unexpected ruling from an...
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Making the Point
The Point Foundation, an organization offering scholarships, mentoring, and other vital resources to students ''marginalized due to sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression,'' has...
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Gender in Virginia
The local transgender community and allies have a long history of fighting for more equitable treatment of transgender inmates in the custody of D.C.'s Department...
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Dog Day
For 20 years, Pets-DC has been helping ill people care for their pets. Initially, the group was formed to assist pet owners suffering from AIDS-related...
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Fostering Grant
As the old rhyme goes, ''Wednesday's child'' is full of woe. True or not, Wednesday, June 22, offers a chance to learn about helping all...
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Planning Ahead
The XIX International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2012), the preeminent conference dedicated to HIV/AIDS, held every two years, will be returning to Washington for the first...
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Southern Baptist leader greets gay activists with mouthful of nonsense, no apology
A coalition of gay rights groups staged a protest at the meeting of the Southern Baptist Convention on Wednesday, June 15. As part of an...
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‘Daily Show’ covers New York’s gay marriage push, phony lesbian bloggers [video]
On Wednesday, Jon Stewart and The Daily Show did a funny round-up of this week’s gay headlines, including the renewed effort to pass same-sex marriage...
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Too Little, Too Late
Speaking on behalf of himself and Brendan Harrington, his partner, Jason Morgan said Safeway's June 16 apology to the couple, released both to Metro Weekly...
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D.C. City Councilmember Calls Safeway Cashier Incident “Unacceptable,” Demands Response
An incident involving a supermarket, a D.C. gay couple, an epithet and an apology grabbed the attention — and the Twitter feed — of a...
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“First gay presidential candidate” Karger hounds Mitt Romney over voter residency claims [video]
Fred Karger, an openly gay Republican from California, has not drawn enough attention from his party yet to be included in major Republican debates. But...
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For New York Marriage, Only the Senate Remains
Tonight, marriage equality in New York took a step forward — albeit one it’s taken several times previously. Simon Garron-Caine at Gay City News reports:...
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HHS Gives $250,000 to Create Resource Center for LGBT Refugees
The Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families today announced it has a awarded a $250,000 contract to the Heartland Alliance of Chicago...
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Seattle Space Needle offers gay community $50K challenge to fly Rainbow Flag again
The iconic Space Needle building of Seattle, WA raised the Rainbow Flag last year for the 2010 Gay Pride celebration. But this year, there was...
