News + Politics
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House Armed Services Committee Agrees to DADT Repeal Changes, Other Amendments
Beginning at 8:35 p.m. Wednesday evening, May 11, the House Armed Services Committee reached the “military personnel” portion of today’s committee markup of the National...
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White House Briefing: DOMA, Immigration and Obama
From today’s White House press briefing: Q Jay, I’ve got some questions for you, a series of questions where DOMA and immigration intersect. Under...
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Judge Sets Schedule in Edith Windsor’s DOMA Challenge
Legal filings in Edith Windsor’s challenge to the constitutionality of Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act could be completed as early as August...
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Day of the Devil
In the Star Trek episode ''Day of the Dove,'' humans and Klingons are stranded together on the Enterprise by a non-corporeal life form that feeds...
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An Anniversary of Equality
Thirty years ago, a group of LGBT individuals formed what is now known as the Arlington Gay & Lesbian Alliance (AGLA). At first, most AGLA...
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For Frank
When The Academy of Washington announced that they were presenting Frank Kameny with a check for $3,500, during the Academy's 50th anniversary celebration on Saturday,...
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Shine On
May 14 is ''SHINE Night'' a nationally recognized annual reminder of the millions of youth facing homelessness. The Sasha Bruce House, at 1022 Maryland Ave....
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Pring Fling
If the gayest corners of D.C. seem a little quiet next Thursday evening, Jacob Nathaniel Pring might be to blame. The promoter behind Jacob Pring...
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A Complicated Path
In El Paso, Texas, on May 10, President Barack Obama told the crowd assembled for a lengthy address on comprehensive immigration reform, ''I don't believe...
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Gay marriages on US Navy bases — on and off again
”My memorandum of 13 April 2011 is hereby suspended until further notice pending additional legal and policy review and inter-Departmental coordination.” Rear Admiral M.L Tidd,...
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DOJ Files Motion to Dismiss Benefits Case Brought By DADT-Dismissed Vet
From the ACLU: WASHINGTON– The Department of Justice (DOJ) today filed a motion to dismiss a class action lawsuit filed by the American Civil Liberties...
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Dorman, Now and Then
Attorney General Eric Holder’s unusual decision on May 5 to send the case of Paul Wilson Dorman, which had been before the U.S. Court of...
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Obama Does Not Mention Same-Sex Bi-National Couples in Extensive Immigration Speech
Today, in an extensive speech addressing his aims for comprehensive immigration reform, President Barack Obama spoke to a crowd in El Paso, Texas, about his...
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Daily Show compares gayest cities: San Francisco vs. Minneapolis [video]
This past February, The Advocate website put out a rather silly ranking of the Top 15 Gayest Cities. The results attracted attention from mainstream news...
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Facebook apologizes after disapproving another ‘gay’ kiss
“Upon investigation, we concluded the advertisement does not violate our guidelines and was removed in error…. The ad is now running and we apologize for...
