News + Politics
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Alliance of Fighters
Representatives from the faith, business and arts communities joined political activists and public officials on April 20 to mark the 40th anniversary of the Gay...
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Seasonal Change
While next week may be the official 17th anniversary of Metro Weekly, this week actually marks the 17th year of working on the magazine. It...
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A Perfect Storm
The event at the Rosedale, Md., McDonald's on Monday evening, April 25, was both a vigil in support of Chrissy Lee Polis – a trans...
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Telling Secrets
LGBT locals – particularly those in the leather and HIV communities – likely know Justin Terry-Smith. He served as Mr. Maryland Leather 2010. He's been...
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Sticks and Stones
''Hello my name is fag.'' ''Or at least that's the name I was called in school,'' said D'Angelo Morrison, an intern at the Sexual Minority...
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Madame President
There's faith in
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White House: DADT Repeal “Implementation Will Happen Whomever Serves as Secretary of Defense”
The White House responded this evening to questions about if and how the planned June 30 resignation date of Defense Secretary Robert Gates would impact...
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Federal Judge Applies Fourteenth Amendment to Sexual Orientation Job Discrimination Claim
Here’s the report from Harlan Spector at The Plain Dealer: CLEVELAND, Ohio — A federal judge ruled Monday that a gay Cuyahoga County worker can...
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Obama to Nominate Panetta as Defense Secretary, Shakeup Could Impact DADT-Repeal Timeline
President Barack Obama plans to nominate Leon Panetta, currently serving as the director of the Central Intelligence Agency, to replace Defense Secretary Robert Gates, a...
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Gov. Bob McDonnell: Heterosexuals are ‘the best, the norm,’ but VA law lets single gays adopt
Why, when there are so many kids that need homes, is it illegal in Virginia for gay couples to adopt? ”Well, that’s a policy decision...
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White House Briefing: Holder, Clement and DOMA
From this morning’s off-camera press gaggle with White House press secretary Jay Carney: QUESTION: A question on the situation regarding the Defense of Marriage...
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Children Caught in the Middle
Each year, more than 100,000 children in the United States foster care system are waiting for adoptive homes, according to the U.S. Department of Health...
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D.C. Goes for Orange
While the results are not yet official, it appears that D.C. voters returned Vincent Orange (D) to the City Council in Tuesday's special election to...
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Gay man’s eight horses killed in barn arson: Anti-gay grafitti left behind
“I just can’t believe somebody would do something like this. And do this to poor animals…. I couldn’t get the door open. I could still...
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Cary Grant’s daughter touches on gay rumors about the Hollywood legend
“Can’t blame men for wanting him, and wouldn’t be surprised if Dad even mildly flirted back…. When the question arises, it generally speaks more about...
