News + Politics
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Name Changer
Over the course of its nearly four decades, the Whitman-Walker Clinic – born as the Gay Men's VD Clinic – has been a constant component...
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Sassy Gay Friend asks people about the Royal Wedding [video]
Brian Gallivan, better known as Sassy Gay Friend, left the fictional storylines behind on Second City Network‘s YouTube channel last month to begin man-on-the street...
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News Analysis: What Actually Happened With King & Spalding?
The Human Rights Campaign has pushed the story that its public protestations and threatened in-person protests led to the decision by Atlanta-based King & Spalding...
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Rachel Maddow: Come out gay journalists, and I did not say Mr. Cooper
“Maddow is one of the very few gay news anchors in America — well, one of the very few openly gay news anchors. Does she...
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Rick Santorum’s anti-gay Presidential agenda: ‘Unusual benefits’ and government ‘privileges’ for heterosexuals only [video]
“Well, sure. There’s all sorts of contractual benefits that can — anybody can contract for. But the question is whether we should institutionalize that...
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Maryland Delegate Asks For Trans-Protective Bill After Attack; County Executive Says It’s a “Wake Up Call”
Del. Joseline Pena-Melnyk (D-Anne Arundel, Prince George’s), the lead sponsor of a bill that would have provided some protections to transgender Marylanders had it not...
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King and Spalding Files Motion to Withdraw From DOMA Defense, Prompting Clement’s Resignation
Today, the law firm of King & Spalding announced — only 11 days after taking on the representation of the House Bipartisan Legal Advisory Group...
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King & Spalding to “Withdraw” From Defense of DOMA
King and Spalding, the...
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Vigil Planned For Physically Attacked Trans Woman at Baltimore McDonald’s
A candlelight vigil is scheduled to take place at the McDonald’s at 6315 Kenwood Ave. in Rosedale, Baltimore, at 7 p.m. on Monday night where...
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Coming Together
''This is the beginning,'' prominent transgender activist Dana Beyer said. ''Our legislators are going to have to listen going forward.'' Beyer made those remarks when...
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Different Light’s closing is end of an era for gay bookstores in California
”From the moment it was founded, this store became a cultural center for the emerging queer community in the late 1980s…. Events, exhibitions, panel discussions,...
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Larry Kramer continues fiery rants about gay life, uncaring youth, AIDS and online hook-ups
”There are these issues now. It’s just that you don’t think of them as galvanizing, mainly because they’re not so life and death. I cite...
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The Smoking Gun identifies beaten transgender woman; McDonald’s employee calls her ‘a man’ faking seizure [video]
”Tha Title Of That Video Is A Lie…. That Was Not A Female That Was Getting Beat Up…. That Was A Man….He Was Dressed Lik...
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Director Kevin Smith marries gay ice hockey fans on ABC’s Nightline
“Suddenly, it goes from the 50 people here in this room to potentially the entire world to hear your wedding. And the more...
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Elton John shows off baby Zachary; says Lady Gaga is godmother [video]
Pop icon and 68-year-old gay father Elton John tells ABC’s Barbara Walters that Lady Gaga is his son Zachary‘s godmother. Watch the full video online...
