News + Politics
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Out Patient Care
''We've had some tumultuous history around are we or are we not dedicated to a mission of serving the LGBT community,'' says Justin Goforth, director...
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Ninth Circuit Halts DADT Enforcement, Pentagon “Taking Immediate Steps” To Comply
In an order issued by a unanimous three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, U.S. District Court Judge Virginia Phillips’s...
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Critical Mass
Community members expressed frustration earlier today during the third hate crime oversight hearing within the past four years. Councilmember Phil Mendelson (D-At large), chair of...
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“Interest of Justice” Leads Immigration Judge To Reopen Case, Ask About “Same-Sex Spouses” and Visas
A Maryland immigration judge issued an order on June 24 reopening Rodrigo Martinez’s immigration case “in the interest of justice.” The unusual move — or...
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Apex Closes
Apex nightclub, at 1415 22nd St. NW, ceased operations as of last weekend, according to several employees and general manager Joey Oldaker. ''It is with...
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Marcus Bachmann’s sibilant speech sets Internet tongues wagging
Republican presidential candidate Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) has made plenty of headlines for her anti-gay ways and statements, but currently it’s her husband, Dr....
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Acknowledging the Past
The Department of Justice's July 1 ''Defendants' Brief in Opposition to Motion to Dismiss'' in Karen Golinski's lawsuit seeking equal benefits at work in the...
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News Analysis: DOJ’s Historic Brief
DRAFT – DO NOT PUBLISH The Department of Justice’s July 1 “Defendants’ Brief in Opposition to Motion to Dismiss” in Karen Golinski’s lawsuit seeking...
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DOJ: Court Should Not Dismiss Karen Golinski’s Health Benefits Claim, Should Instead Find DOMA Unconstitutional
Today, the Department of Justice filed a brief in federal court employee Karen Golinski’s federal court challenge, supporting her lawsuit seeking access to equal health...
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The Obama Twitter Town Hall: #AskObama
News from the White House today in advance of next week’s planned “Twitter Town Hall.” From the advisory: WASHINGTON, DC – President Obama will participate...
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Hannah Arrested, Again
''I'm going to kill her when I get out.'' Those were the words of Robert Hannah on June 19, according to a Metropolitan Police Department...
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Holcomb Gets 50 years
A D.C. Superior Court judge sentenced Antwan Holcomb, 21, to 50 years behind bars for the first-degree murder of Anthony Perkins, a gay D.C. resident,...
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Obama: “I’ve met my commitments to the LGBT community.”
At the White House LGBT Pride Month Reception this afternoon, President Barack Obama only made one real news announcement — telling the mostly white, mostly...
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Obama Talks Marriage — on His Terms — Saying, “I’m Not Gonna Make News on That Today.”
At the presidential...
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HHS Announces Plans for LGBT Health Data Collection
Today, the Department of Health and Human Services announced a plan to include sexual orientation and gender identity in health data collection, a result of...
