News + Politics
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GAO: 40 Percent Of DADT Discharges Were in “Critical” Roles or Spoke “Important” Languages
According to a report released today by the Government Accountability Office, 40 percent of the servicemembers discharged under “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” from 2004 through...
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Jason Mraz, Adam Lambert, Jane Lynch comment at Elton John’s marriage equality benefit
”I can’t wait until they add an ‘S’ at the end of ‘LGBTQ…S’ for straight, so that it’s all the same, all across the board,...
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HUD Unveils Proposed Housing Nondiscrimination Rules
Today, Department of Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan unveiled new regulations being proposed by HUD that would prohibit discrimination on the basis of...
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Gray Names Gay Liaison
Mayor Vincent Gray is expected to appoint three new top-level managers on Friday, Jan. 21. Among the three positions, Jeffrey Richardson is expected to be...
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Funny, uncensored music video ‘It Gets Better’ a big gay hit for Rebecca Drysdale [video]
If you’re gay or bi,Or something in betweenThere’s no one meaner thanA bunch of asshole teens. But those assholes are theFirst people that you will...
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More details on gay teen’s death say heart condition ‘secondary’ to cause of death
”He was a small young man. His heart showed slight swelling. It was slightly enlarged. This was a secondary finding.” Latest update from KSAX about...
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Breitbart Joins GOProud Advisory Board
This news just in from GOProud is sure to rankle what GOProud’s Chris Barron calls “the gay left.” From the conservative gay group: GOProud, the...
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Sen. Lieberman Announces Retirement From Senate
Sen. Joseph Lieberman (I-Conn.) — one of the key champions of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” repeal in the Senate — announces his Senate retirement: Live...
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Across the Threshold
It can sometimes feel a little awkward to celebrate a victory achieved by something not happening. But even though the Supreme Court's decision not to...
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Grace Under Fire
The light in the darkness of the mass shooting in Tucson came from the courage and poise of ordinary citizens who disarmed Jared Loughner and...
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Top Court Declines
For updates to this story, visit Metro Weekly's Poliglot blog.On Tuesday, the U.S. Supreme Court turned down a request by Bishop Harry Jackson and others...
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Pittsburgh Proud
Some might say that 2011 was the year Mr. Mid-Atlantic Leather took the easy way out. Doug Pamplin, competing at the Mr. MAL contest as...
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Momentum in Maryland
It was just a few days ago that Maryland State Sen. Allan Kittleman (R-Carroll, Howard) announced publicly that he would be introducing a civil-union bill...
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Changes in the Chamber
The Capital Area Gay and Lesbian Chamber of Commerce has begun accepting nominations for honorees at its upcoming annual gala at the Park Hyatt Washington...
