News + Politics
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Patrick Murphy to Run for Pennsylvania Attorney General
Former Rep. Patrick Murphy (D-Pa.), the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” repeal leader who lost his re-election bid to Rep. Mike Fitpatrick (R-Pa.) in 2010, will...
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Riders Signed Into Law
On Friday, April 15, President Barack Obama signed the budget bill that averted the government shutdown two weeks ago. In doing so, he issued a...
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Trying To Tackle Crime
D.C.'s hate-crime statistics are four-times greater than the national average, according to the local group Gays and Lesbians Opposing Violence (GLOV). In hopes of tackling...
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Circle Back
If you've attended Youth Pride in D.C. over the past several years, then you're well acquainted with the grassy green lawn that is P Street...
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AGLA's Youth Advocacy
Continuing its ongoing commitment to youth, the Arlington Gay & Lesbian Alliance will mark a decade of awarding college scholarships in June. During the traditional...
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Chamber's Stars
The George Washington University Business Plan Competition, which awards $50,000 annually to students, faculty or alumni, named its 2011 winners last week – and the...
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Clinic Kudos
As part of its mission to ''educate a diverse health care workforce'' and improve health services to D.C. residents, the Capital City Area Health Education...
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The King & Spalding DOMA Gag Rule?
King & Spalding employees are barred from advocating for the Respect for Marriage Act — the bill that would repeal the Defense of Marriage Act...
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CNN poll says Americans finally favor legal gay marriage by small majority
”Do you think marriages between gay and lesbian couples should or should not be recognized by the law as valid, with the same rights as...
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The DOMA Gag Rule?
All of King & Spalding's employees – lawyers and non-lawyers – are barred from advocating for the Respect for Marriage Act – the bill that...
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Queerty goes offline: Popular and provocative gay blog shuts down
”Some five and a half years ago I launched my second blog, Queerty, after seeing an opening for a new type of LGBT site. It...
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Facebook bans photo of gay kiss: Social juggernaut apologizes for error
”Content that you shared on Facebook has been removed because it violated Facebook’s Statement of Rights and Responsibilities. Shares that contain nudity, or any kind...
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Malaysian Muslim schoolboys sent to gay prevention camp
”We can’t force the boys to change, but we want them to know what their choices are in life. Some effeminate boys end up as...
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Courtney Cox, David Arquette and Grindr (the gay hook-up app)
”I was actually going on to the iTunes store to buy some music just the other day…. I went on to look at — to view...
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Hip hop artist Lil B declares next album titled ‘I’m Gay’
”You can be whatver you want. Don’t give a fuck — fuck what anybody else think. I’m a tell you like this: I’m a do...
