News + Politics
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More revealed about Bradley Manning’s gay past; PBS site hacked after airing ‘Wikisecrets’ [video]
A few days after the PBS series Frontline aired a portrait of Army Pvt. Bradley Manning, the UK newspaper The Guardian released its own online...
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XXL asks New Yorkers what they think of the Lil B ‘I’m Gay’ album title [video]
Hip-hop magazine XXL took to the streets of NYC to ask people what they thought of artist Lil B titling his next album, “I’m Gay.” Most of...
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Dan Choi and gay rights protesters punched, arrested in Moscow [video]
Dan Choi, an American gay rights activist and discharged lieutenant from the Army, was in Moscow to take part in a banned gay pride rally. He...
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Black legislator in Georgia says he’s gay after claims by partner’s ex [video]
Georgia state Rep. Rashad Taylor (D) of Atlanta held a news conference to announce that he is gay. He was prompted to make his public admission after...
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Fox News’ Roger Ailes feared gays with bombs?
”They’ll be down there protesting. Those gays.” Words attributed to Fox News‘ Chairman Roger Ailes as part of a Rolling Stone magazine article called, “How...
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Federal Government Announces New Transgender Worker Guidance
This afternoon, the director of the Office of Personnel Management, John Berry, issued a brief memorandum to all executive department and agency heads, announcing new...
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Kickoff Conversation
Editor's Note:This story has been edited to reflect that the location and time for the event has changed. For those benevolent locals who hope to...
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Trans Woman Beaten in Fredericksburg
A transgender woman was assaulted by a group of three men and one woman outside of a 7-11 convenience store around 3:30 p.m. on Saturday,...
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House Passes Defense Bill With DADT and DOMA Amendments
This afternoon, the House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) with three amendments opposed by LGBT advocates, including one that would...
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HRC Endorses Obama Re-Election
Before D.C. residents can head to the beach for Memorial Day weekend 2011, the Human Rights Campaign — nearly 18 months from Election Day and...
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NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg Talks Marriage
[Photo: Bloomberg speaks at the Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art about marriage equality in New York. (Photo care of Freedom to...
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Cover Quartet
Dr. Pat Hawkins remembers her first Pride celebration in D.C. – from a distance. It was the mid-1970s and she was working with youth, keeping...
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The Years Go By
Perhaps it's just the advent of Pride, but I feel like I'm living in a season of anniversaries. It does seem that spring is the...
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Black and White
Appeals to race remain popular at both ends of the political spectrum. Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-Ga.) on May 13 called President Obama ''the...
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Life at the Intersections
These past couple of weeks I have been humbled by the outpour of love and support from the community as one of the recipients of...
