News + Politics
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First Out
A development that may surprise some, based on assumptions about The New York Times opinion pages, came on Monday, May 23, with the naming of...
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Sentencing in Gay Homicide
''I can't sleep at night. All I see is my brother's face.'' Those were the words of Tiffany Massey, a D.C. lesbian, telling the court...
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Deceased gay soldier’s parents reject Minnesota’s anti-gay amendment [video]
On Monday, Rachel Maddow examined a constitutional amendment that recently passed through the Minnesota legislature. It will put up for a public vote a ban...
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Maryland Money Woes
Equality Maryland could shut down operations at the end of June if it does not collect $20,000 to $25,000 in donations to cover operating expenses,...
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NBA player adds voice to campaign for gay marriage in New York
“I spend my summers in New York and I love playing at the Garden. A growing number of professional athletes are speaking out in support...
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House GOP Leadership Defends DOMA at the First Circuit
On Friday, May 20, the Republican members of the House Bipartisan Legal Advisory Group filed a motion to intervene in two cases challenging the constitutionality...
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Kevin Jennings Leaving Education Department to Head “Be The Change”
The Be the Change nonprofit announced today that Kevin Jennings, currently serving in the Obama administration’s Education Department as the assistant deputy secretary and the...
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Prop 8 Lawyers Olson and Boies Make Their Case — in D.C.
[Photo: Attorneys Ted Olson, left, and David Boies — who are co-counsel in the lawsuit challenging Proposition 8 — talk after a lunch forum at...
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Rick Welts on camera re: being gay but not out in pro basketball [video]
Rick Welts, President and CEO of Phoenix Suns went on camera with ESPN yesterday to expand on his public coming out, which appeared in the...
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Charles Barkley to ESPN: Quit telling me what I think about gays
“First of all, every player has played with gay guys. It bothers me when I hear these reporters and jocks get on TV and say:...
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Activists Launch Gender Rights Maryland
Activists in Maryland followed up on a statement issued by Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley (D) on the hate crime indictiment of a suspect involved in...
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Sporting Chances
Back in the days when Billie Jean King and Martina Navratilova were making news as professional tennis players who were lesbian, I was still a...
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Taking Stock
LGBT people often have to come out more than once. Perhaps you've started a new job and your encyclopedia-like grasp of Glee hasn't tipped off...
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Monday Move
This year, organizers of DC Black Pride are trying something different. Instead of closing out the annual Memorial Day Weekend celebration with a large Sunday...
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Party for Pride and Heritage
Organizers of Pride and Heritage, an annual celebration of the LGBT Asian-American and Pacific Islander community, are switching gears this year, hosting a sort of...
