News + Politics
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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...
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Not So Safe
Jason Morgan and his partner Brendan Harrington stopped by their local Safeway grocery store, one block away from their condominium on the Southwest waterfront, to...
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Two influential “lesbian” bloggers unmasked as straight male hoaxers
Amina Abdullah and Paula Brooks — two lesbians who have affected the world with their blogs. Paula began posting her views about LGBT news headlines...
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Video Apology
When local gay D.C. resident Andrew Kloman read about what happened to Jason Morgan and his partner Brendan Harrington at the Safeway store at 1100...
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Choi White House Protest Arrest Trial Set for Aug. 29
Former Lt. Dan Choi was in federal court today, the lone individual still facing charges from any of the 2010 “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” protests...
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Starbucks looks into gay man’s alleged firing
Starbucks Corporation took to Twitter late yesterday and today to address claims that a gay man, “Jeffrey,” was humiliated and fired from his job at...
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Motion to Vacate Prop 8 Decision Is Denied
U.S. District Court Judge James Ware ruled today that the Aug. 4, 2010, decision by now-retired Judge Vaughn Walker striking down Proposition 8 as unconstitutional...
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Education Department Sends Schools Guidance on Gay-Straight Alliance Groups
Today, in a move announced last week, the Department of Education sent a letter to schools around the nation alerting them to their obligations under...
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Barney Frank refuses to judge gay-friendly Anthony Weiner over ‘sexting’ photos
Camera crews and news reporters outside of the Northwest D.C. home of Representative Anthony Weiner (Photo by JD Uy / MetroWeekly.com) Congressman Anthony Weiner has...
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CREW Files Complaint Over House DOMA Defense, Boehner Spokesman Calls It “Stupid”
Today, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington filed a complaint with the Office of Congressional Ethics against House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) regarding the...
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Bankruptcy Court: DOMA Unconstitutionally Limits Same-Sex Married Couples From Joint Bankruptcy Filing
Today, the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Central District of California, in Los Angeles, released an opinion finding Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage...
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GOP Debate … Live!
I’ll be liveblogging the GOP 2012 presidential debate taking place in New Hampshire and broadcast on CNN here should any LGBT questions or answers arise...
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AP: Gates Says DADT Repeal Certification Could Happen in June
This afternoon, a suggestion from outgoing Secretary of Defense Robert Gates that “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” certification could come before he is set to leave...
