News + Politics
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Delayed, Not Defeated
Hours after the Maryland Senate killed the Gender Identity Anti-Discrimination Act, House Bill 235, Sen. Richard Madaleno (D-Montgomery), the only out LGBT member of the...
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Four Diligent Decades
It may not have been a courtroom, but one sunny afternoon in October 2009, a generic D.C. Board of Elections and Ethics hearing room was...
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Adoption Politics
On April 20 and 21, the Virginia State Board of Social Services will meet to consider ''adopting new standards for licensed private child-placing agencies,'' which...
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Judging Judges
On Thursday, April 7, the Senate Judiciary Committee moved forward the nomination of J. Paul Oetken, who was nominated for a judgeship in the Southern...
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Uphill Battles
Sen. Jeff Merkely (D-Ore.) re-introduced the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) to the Senate on Wednesday, and U.S. Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) and U.S. Senator Patrick...
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Gaming the System
In the Kodachrome memories of my youth, I'm sprawled on the brown shag carpet of the living room in front of the Zenith floor-model television,...
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We're in Business
Mark Guenther, executive director of the Capital Area Gay and Lesbian Chamber of Commerce, told a moving story at the organization's April 8 awards dinner...
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Kobe fouls with double F-words: Bryant addresses anti-gay slur used during baskeball game
”What I said last night should not be taken literally. My actions were out of frustration during the heat of the game, period. The words...
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Budget battle
There was a lot of talk during the final days of the federal budget negotiations that House Republican leaders were trying to insert policy amendments...
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Trevor Project Executive Director Charles Robbins Resigned on April 8
In an email sent from the board of directors of The Trevor Project, it was announced that Charles Robbins, the executive director of The Trevor...
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In Virginia, a Governor’s Deadline and a Board Vote for Gay Couples Adoption Measure
On April 20-21, the Virginia State Board of Social Services will meet to consider “adopting new standards for licensed private child-placing agencies,” which would allow...
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UPDATE: Student claimed man burned him for being gay at Univ. of North Carolina? [video]
UPDATE: News reports are emerging late Tuesday that indicate that Quinn Matney‘s police report was false. (WFMY) The Department of Public Safety has determined that...
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RNC’s “Hope Isn’t Hiring” Isn’t Here Any More
After being online for a week and a half, the Republican National Committee site, “Hope Isn’t Hiring,” has disappeared — and with it several strong...
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Wyoming’s Alan Simpson says Republican ticket full of homophobes [video]
”Then you’ve got homosexuality — you’ve got ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.’ We have homophobes in our party. That’s disgusting to me. We’re all human beings....
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At White House, Military Families Don’t Include Gays and Lesbians — Yet
Today, First Lady Michelle Obama and Dr. Jill Biden launched their new initiative, Joining Forces, “to support and honor America’s service members and their families.”...
