News + Politics
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Alison Nathan, Former Obama White House Associate Counsel, Nominated for Federal Court
[Photo: President Barack Obama greets departing Associate Counsel to the President Alison J. “Ali” Nathan, left, Meg Satterthwaite, and their twin sons Oliver and Nathan,...
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Murder, but no Hate Crime
A jury found Justin L. Navarro guilty of first-degree murder for stabbing Kevin Massey 18 times. They did not find Navarro guilty of a hate...
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Institutes of Medicine Releases LGBT Health Report
Today, a report on LGBT health called “groundbreaking” has been released by the Institutes of Medicine, “The Health of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender People:...
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Hope Roller Coaster
Generally, I look for proof of the imminence of April Fools' Day in friendly pranks at the office, goofy headlines and news parodies. That's where...
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One for the Goddess
The death of a screen goddess is bound to attract a circus-like atmosphere in addition to the normal obituaries and video tributes. Following the news...
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Facing the Facts
In my line of work, I regularly hear stories of how LGBT people have been treated in the health care system. Many are tales of...
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A Game Plan for ENDA
Representatives Barney Frank (D-Mass.) and Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-Fla.) recently introduced the bipartisan and fully inclusive Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA). But let's be honest. ENDA is...
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Hell, No. Love, Yes.
On Sunday, April 3, at All Souls Church, Unitarian, City of Refuge-DC will celebrate its fourth anniversary. On the face of things, this doesn't seem...
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Maryland Gender Identity Bill Sponsor Says of Senate President: “He Refused to See Me”
The lead sponsor of legislation that seeks to prohibit discrimination against transgender Marylanders in the areas of housing, employment, and some commercial leasing is still...
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Montana hangs onto unconstitutional law that bans gay sex
”Keeping an unenforceable law on the books that has been struck down as unconstitutional simply doesn’t make sense. Like the bipartisan majority in the Senate,...
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Immigration Official: “The Hold Is Over”
The “hold” on same-sex married bi-national couples’ green card applications — celebrated by immigration and LGBT advocates — is over, according to the spokesman for...
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Mahatma Gandhi was bisexual? [video]
A new biography about Mahatma Mohandas Gandhi called ‘Great Soul’ allegedly contains the claim that the famous peace activist had a significant man crush on...
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Reps. Frank, Miller and Polis to Introduce ENDA on Wednesday
As reported on Monday, March 28, by Metro Weekly, the Employment Non-Discrimination Act will be introduced in the House on Wednesday, March 30. The release...
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DHS Official: Bi-National Immigration Case Abeyances Could End Within A Week
The announcement on Monday, March 28, that the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services had...
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Advocates Lobbying for Maryland Gender Identity Bill Say Frosh Pledged to Support Legislation
Sen. Brian Frosh (D-Montgomery County) has opposed gender identity anti-discrimination efforts in the past in the Judicial Proceedings Committee. Now that the Maryland House of...
