News + Politics
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Official US documents to include gay-inclusive term ‘parent’ in addition to ‘mother’ & ‘father’
”Applications for U.S. passports and the redesigned CRBA will also use the title of “parent” as opposed to “mother” and “father.” These improvements are being...
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Out gay singer Chely Wright lost friends, and sales cut in half: ‘I’m fine with that.’
”Some of my friends who are artists reached out to me privately, but only one of those artists — Mary Chapin Carpenter — made a...
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Equality Matters Snags SLDN Spokesman
Word came this evening that Equality Matters, the new Media Matters for America venture that boasts prominent LGBT commentator and former Clinton gay liaison Richard...
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LCR: Appeal Should Continue or Stay on DADT Injunction Should Be Lifted
In a filing today before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, the Log Cabin Republicans argue that the government’s request to stop...
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Skater Johnny Weir leaps beyond your need for gay labels [video]
”I’m very surprised by the reaction. I’m a person — I’ve never lived in a closet. I’ve never claimed to be anything — I’ve never...
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B2K singer Omarion says ‘press release’ was fake: He’s not gay or bisexual
”Check it out ‘I DID NOT RELEASE THAT STATEMENT’,whatever you like is your business but I AINT GAY OR BISEXUAL,I love women PERIOD!!!!!!!” Tweet released...
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Gay reporter gruesomely murdered in NYC by young reality TV model [video]
”We asked the front desk to call up to Carlos but he didn’t respond… We asked him about...
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U.S. District Judge John Roll, Five Others Shot Dead; Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, Others in Critical Condition
At a little before 5 p.m. today, Jan. 8, President Barack Obama addressed the nation regarding today’s shooting of more than a dozen people, including...
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First Week For Murphy Replacement Fitzpatrick Is a Rough One
One story from this first week of the 112th Congress bears special mention at Poliglot. Pennsylvania Republican Mike Fitzpatrick defeated Democrat Patrick Murphy in their...
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Sportswriter Steve Buckley steps forward as gay
”My mother and I had already had the gay talk, during which she had told me that nothing had changed, that she loved me, asked...
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R&B singer Marsha Ambrosius confronts black gay issues, suicides with ‘Far Away’ video [video]
”I lost a friend and I’ve had friends that have attempted suicide. There are people that don’t have a voice to speak out and show...
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Ann Coulter calls MSNBC host ‘retarded’ for grilling gay conservative on air [video]
”I’m not just a Republican, I’m a conservative Republican…. While I was born gay, I wasn’t born to believe government has all the answers…. I...
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Chick-fil-A issues official statement on restaurants’ sponsorship of anti-gay org’s event
Chick-fil-A, Inc has offered the following on Facebook as a reply to the increasing controversy over their restaurants’ support of anti-gay groups: ”To our Facebook...
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Chick-fil-A battered for supporting anti-gay groups; Latest claims flap is over local donation
”All in all it’s a trumped up story…. There are a couple restaurants that are giving us food…. We didn’t even get any money. The...
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McCain, on DADT Repeal Act: “I will do everything I can to make it work.”
From The Hill today: Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) said Thursday that he would work to help implement the repeal of the military’s “Don’t ask, don’t...
