News + Politics
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Call for Action
The Sexual Minority Youth Assistance League (SMYAL), an organization dedicated to the needs of LGBTQ youth ages 13 to 21 in the D.C. area, is...
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Pager Problems
Mayor Vince Gray's Office of GLBT Affairs made its first public announcement under the new leadership of Jeffrey Richardson this week, sharing the Metropolitan Police...
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Frisch, Covered LGBT Issues Often at Media Matters, Leaving to Start New Communications Firm
In the first two years of the Obama administration, Media Matters for America had expended some serious energy toward addressing LGBT issues, most notably in...
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SNL humor called ‘blatantly anti-transgender’ by gay media watchdog, GLAAD [video]
”The violence, discrimination and harassment that transgender Americans experience each and every day is no laughing matter…. Saturday Night Live is a touchstone of American...
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Virginia National Guard Gay Ban Bill Dies in Committee
Some news tonight from the Richmond Times-Dispatch: Attempts to ban gays from openly serving in the Virginia National Guard and, conversely, to have the Guard...
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Glee’s gay teenage dream, Darren Criss, visits Ellen Degeneres [video]
”It’s been really special for me because the character is something that I’m very personal about. It’s something that I believe in. It’s just so...
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MD Marriage Equality Effort Picks Up GOP Support
Sen. Allan Kittleman (R-Carroll, Howard), who had been supporting civil-union legislation in Maryland in recent weeks, today announced his support for full marriage equality —...
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David Pakman asks: What the difference between Dr. Laura & Westboro’s Shirley Phelps-Roper? [video]
Talk show host David Pakman said he looked up the beliefs of satellite radio advice guru Dr. Laura Schlessinger, and says he read that she...
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Muslims, Chinese, Russians will have a ‘hard time’ with gay US troops says Virginia Republican Bob Marshall [video]
”Unit cohesion is compromised. You’re going to have a significant departure from troops in the Marines. Up to 48% will quit or leave early. Uh,...
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Persecuted gays seek asylum: Required to prove they’re gay [video]
”Judges and immigration officials are adding a new hurdle in gay asylum cases that an applicant’s homosexuality must be socially visible…. The rationale is that if...
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Illinois legalizes civil unions for lesbian, gay couples [video]
”I think this is something really, really special, because we believe in civil rights and we believe in civil unions. And that’s what we’re going...
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Iowa legislature moving to ban gay marriage despite testimony against discriminatory bill [video]
”The vote today by House Republicans was a big step backwards for the constitutional rights of all Iowans. I remain committed to protecting the rights...
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George W. Bush’s daughter, Barbara, supports gay marriage with HRC [video]
”Barbara Bush’s advocacy shows that equality knows no party label.” Joe Solmonese in a press release from the Human Rights Campaign. He announced a video...
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Chick-fil-A ‘anti-gay’ controversy blows up: Conservatives see restaurants as part of ‘war’ against ‘gay agenda’ [video]
”In recent weeks, we have been accused of being anti-gay. We have no agenda against anyone. At the heart and soul of our company, we...
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Get Equal Plans to Protest Thursday’s National Prayer Breakfast
Get Equal announced plans today to protest the National Prayer Breakfast, an annual D.C. event attended by many D.C. luminaries, including the president, that is...
