News + Politics
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Whitman-Walker Clinic releases statement on the passing of Elizabeth Taylor
“Elizabeth Taylor was the first major Hollywood star to take up the banner of HIV/AIDS activism. At a time when most Americans thought of HIV/AIDS...
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AQUA's New Board
Washington's gay Asian group, AQUA, welcomed its new board of directors last weekend with its first potluck for the new term. ''We have the whole...
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DOJ's New Scrutiny
The Department of Justice Civil Rights Division's report on its ''Investigation of the New Orleans Police Department,'' which was released on March 16, detailed serious...
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Star Trek’s George Takei blasts anti-gay iPhone app
”Thx Tweeps for helping get the homophobic Exodus app pulled today. Full power to forward shields!” Actor and gay rights activist George Takei, thanking his...
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“Ex-gay” Exodus app vanishes from Apple iTunes store
“Apple made a wise and responsible decision to dump an offensive app that demonized gay and lesbian people…. The real winners today are LGBT youth...
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Making Things Better
These days when we think of the phrase ''it gets better,'' we think of recent efforts to give hope to LGBT youth that as they...
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DOMA’s Dwindling Defenders — in Congress and Across the Country
On March 3, Rep. Vicky Hartzler, a Republican from Missouri, introduced a resolution purporting to “demand that the Department of Justice continue to defend the...
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White House Spokesman: Ending Anti-LGBT Violence a “Critical Issue”
Following up on the earlier news regarding the desire of the U.S. and Brazil to create a Special Rapporteur for LGBT issues at the Organization...
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Disco’s most powerful voice, Loleatta Holloway, dies at 64 [video]
”Another Legendary Angel Loleatta Holloway Gone to soon Rest in Peace Sweet Loleatta..RR” Note left on Twitter from Ron Richardson who the LA Times credits...
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Center to Move Again
David Mariner, executive director of The Center, announced today, March 22, that the organization is expecting to vacate its current space at 1318 U St.,...
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SLDN Recognizes Hoyer, Hoyer Recognizes Servicememembers Past, Present and Future
At the Servicemembers Legal Defense Network (SLDN) National Dinner on Saturday, March 19, 2011, House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) was presented with the Anna...
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Equality Maryland Board Chairs Explain Marriage Vote Decision
In a statement released to Metro Weekly on Monday, March 21, Equality Maryland board chair Chuck Butler and Equality Maryland Foundation board chair Patrick Wojahn detail...
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Obama, Brazilian President Rousseff Agree to Establish LGBT Post at Organization of American States
Over the weekend, President Barack Obama made an official state visit to Brazil, including a meeting with Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff. Included in the joint...
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Victoria Jackson, the “Saturday Night Live” alum who’s proudly hating on the gays
”This new al-Qaida magazine for women has beauty tips and suicide-bomber tips! Gimme a break! That is as ridiculous as two men kissing on the...
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West Virginia legislators avoid gay employment, housing rights bill despite huge Democrat majorities
” seems paralyzed at times in their inability to deal with issues related to their gay and lesbian constituents…. I believe that the votes...
