News + Politics
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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...
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Art Housed
It's going to cost about $6,000 to keep the ''Museum of Censored Art'' going through Feb. 13, but the two men responsible for bringing back...
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The Canadian Dream
It could be considered trial by bureaucracy or by bigotry, but at least it is coming to a sort of end, as Steve Orner and...
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DC’s Eleanor Holmes Norton chastises gay marriage foes who ask for Congress to interfere
“We knew this direction was a long shot… The answer now is for us, return to the political process. All is not lost at the...
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Teen’s ‘bullying suicide’ in Minnesota was likely heart failure instead: TV report
Lance’s father called KSAX and said he received a call from the coroner saying...
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Gay partners in UK win lawsuit against hotel owners’ religious discrimination
”The judge has confirmed what we already know – that in these circumstances our civil partnership has the same status in law as a marriage...
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Transgender lover of Kelly Osbourne’s ex-boyfriend tells all
”From the moment I met , he was telling me he loved me and he wanted us to get married,. But now I realise...
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U.S. Supreme Court Turns Down D.C. Marriage Initiative Case
Today, the U.S. Supreme Court turned down a request by Bishop Harry Jackson and others to hear their case seeking an initiative on marriage equality...
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D.C.’s Nellie’s cited as trailblazer in “gay sports bar” trend
“I’m not even a sports fan; I just have a lot of experience in marketing and advertising. … You can’t just open a stereotypical gay...
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The Simpsons’ Moe opens middle-aged gay bar: Mo’s [video]
”Oh, Moe. How could you lie about who you are, when who we are is all we are?” Line from a gay character at the...
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Naughty Rick Gervais’ gay wisecrack [video]
”Also not nominated, ‘I Love You Philip Morris.’ Jim Carey and Ewan McGregor — two heterosexual actors, pretending to be gay. So, the complete opposite...
