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Pennsylvania man claims Bible, prayers made him stone elderly gay “friend” to death [video]
“Thomas explained to investigators that he killed Seidman because Seidman had been making homosexual advaces to him over a period of time. And that he...
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John Cena’s gay-insulting bravado prompts WWE to partner with GLAAD [video]
“It wasn’t cause I was talking trash Rock,I was talking truth.You left us hanging high and dryTo play a fairy with a tooth. And then...
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Federal Prosecutor Faces Critical Court in DADT Protest Cases
Assistant U.S. Attorney Angela George today faced significant questions about the federal prosecution of 13 people who protested at the White House in 2010 in...
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Oetken, Out Gay Nominee, Faces No Opposition at Senate Judiciary Hearing
The Senate Judiciary Committee, chaired by Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), held confirmation hearings today on four of President Barack Obama’s nominees for the federal judiciary....
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Facing Hate
Washington saw 68 reported hate crimes in 2010, according to the Metropolitan Police Department. But those are just the ones they know of. Twenty-five of...
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We Go On
I'm sure every generation believes that its own time is the scariest time to be alive — from Depression babies to World War II to...
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Radical Divisions
I supported Rep. Keith Ellison (D-Minn.) long before his stirring testimony at Rep. Peter King's (R-N.Y.) McCarthy-style anti-Muslim hearings last week. Ellison, the first Muslim...
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Awaiting Endorsement
On March 10, the White House held a conference dedicated to discussing bullying prevention and sharing ideas and strategies for combating the crisis. Despite the...
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Stein Backs Biddle
Town Danceboutique, near the U Street corridor, doesn't usually draw a crowd on a Monday night. But on March 14 about a hundred people –...
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Net Gain
Ahead of its 34th Anniversary Celebration May 21, the San Francisco-based National Center for Lesbian Rights has announced the recipients of its 2011 awards and...
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Hank's Loses CommonWealth Cousin
For about two years, Jamie Leeds's CommonWealth ''gastropub'' offered up roasts, pints and Scotch eggs in a Columbia Heights setting fit for a Brit. But...
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May 9 Set As Hearing Date Showdown Between DOJ and House GOP Lawyers in Windsor DOMA Case
The Republican House leadership’s defense of the Defense of Marriage Act, discussed earlier today here, just got a lot more concrete. They will be facing...
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As House GOP Fights to Defend DOMA, Democrats Start Push for Repeal Measure
The decision of the House Republican leadership on March 9 to authorize the House counsel’s defense of the Defense of Marriage Act in court prompted...
