News + Politics
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GOP Candidates Clash in South Carolina on DOMA, Marriage
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Bill Clinton Pushes For New York Marriage Equality — and Chelsea Makes Calls
As Metro Weekly publishes the first part of its series on the Defense of Marriage Act, the man who signed the bill into law —...
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Attorney General Holder Vacates Immigration Decision Based on DOMA
Attorney General Eric Holder today filed a very rare decision, vacating a decision by the Board of Immigration Appeals related to the application of Paul...
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Living Memories
Last summer while I was playing tennis with a friend on an Arlington public court, a troop of elementary-school kids took over the surrounding courts...
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NYAC's Last Days
Monday's announcement from the National Youth Advocacy Coalition may not have been a complete surprise to board and staff, but much of the community has...
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Divine Date
In 1968 Rev. Troy Perry founded an LGBT-affirming Protestant Christian church in Los Angeles, eventually growing into 250 worldwide congregations as the Universal Fellowship of...
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Latino Royale
Those attending Youth Pride in Dupont Circle this year got a first look at the newly named king, queen and drag queen of Mpodérate!, La...
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Arlington Addition
Furthering Arlington's identity as arguably Virginia's most progressive county, this Sunday will see the meeting of its first youth PFLAG meeting, hosted by the Unitarian...
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Country Star Blake Shelton Tweets for Violence?
On March 5, country music star Blake Shelton scored his eighth No. 1 hit on Billboard’s Hot Country Songs chart for his cover of “Who...
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Discussing DOMA: An Anniversary — and Rarely Told Tales
This September, same-sex couples in America will have lived under the Defense of Marriage Act — a federal law that both defines those relationships out...
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Of Golf and Gays: LPGA settles transgender lawsuit; Trump compares gay marriage to ugly putters
”The Ladies Professional Golf Association (“LPGA”) expresses its appreciation to Lana Lawless for raising the issue of transgender participation in its tournaments and other professional...
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Gay, black playwright examines homophobia in hip-hop and reggae: Opens new work, ‘American Trade’
”That is saying, ‘I’m going to shoot a gay man in the head’, ‘burn the chi chi man down’. These were the songs that...
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Google promotes support project for gay youth with TV ad
”Dan Savage, Messenger. The web is what you make it.” Google, the search engine pioneer and video hosting innovator, released a couple of new commercials...
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New DOMA Defense Contract Released
Today, Metro Weekly received the new contract signed by House General Counsel Kerry Kircher and attorney Paul Clement, on behalf of his new firm —...
