News + Politics
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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...
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Hip hop artist Lil B claims death Tweets over ‘I’m Gay’ album title
“And a hundred years later, people gonna thank me because, you know, people gonna be free. And that’s the main thing. Even if it’s one...
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Community Outraged by Disturbing Video of Apparent Anti-Trans Assault
A video that has garnered attention within the LGBT community appears to show a Baltimore County transgender woman being assaulted physically by two patrons of...
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Equality Maryland Director of Development Quits, Protests Decision to “Remove” ED
Shortly after Morgan Meneses-Sheets released a statement announcing her departure from Equality Maryland and that it was not her choice to leave, the organization’s director...
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Equality Maryland Executive Director Leaving, Says “Not My Choice to Leave”
Morgan Meneses-Sheets, executive director of Equality Maryland, announced today, April 22, that she is it no longer with the organization. Shortly after her announcement, Equality...
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FBI Nabs Suspect in Kidnapping
A man accused of helping a former lesbian sneak a child out of the country, violating a court order that the mother turn the child...
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Equality Maryland in Upheaval
A board member has resigned from Equality Maryland in protest, following a day in which the executive director, Morgan Meneses-Sheets, announced that she had been...
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What Did Obama Mean?
If a picture says a thousand words, what does this video of President Barack Obama responding to an audience member at an event on April...
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News Analysis: When Is a (DOMA Litigation Cost) Cap Not a Cap?
On Monday, April 18, news broke that King & Spalding partner Paul Clement would be the lead outside counsel representing the House’s Bipartisan Legal Advisory...
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Majority Rules
For those with even a passing acquaintance with the actions and rhetoric of anti-gay organizations and activists, it's rarely surprising to see just how low...
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A Presidential Duty
Lesbian and gay couples have fought for inclusion in our family-based immigration system for decades. Today, the president himself agrees that discrimination against married bi-national...
