News + Politics
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Annette Bening, ‘The Kids Are All Right’ win Golden Globes for lesbian family film [video]
”I’m very proud to be part of this very special film about two women who are deeply in love, and trying to keep their family...
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Gay actors Chris Colfer, Jane Lynch win Golden Globe Awards for ‘Glee’ [video]
”To all the amazing kids that watch our show, and the kids that our show celebrates who are constantly told ‘No’ by the people and...
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Black and Gay: Bold billboards confront lingering objections in New York state
”I thought it would be useful and pertinent to have the campaign in the Capital Region because of the numbers for HIV and AIDS among...
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A Kinder, Gentler DOMA?
The defense was no surprise on Jan. 13. The Department of Justice had announced in October its plans to appeal the July decisions striking down...
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Director Ron Howard discusses ‘The Dilemma’ gay car line
”I was a little surprised by it because you sort of see that used on TV shows and, you know, especially comedies, a lot. But,...
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Hunter’s Not Giving Up on Stopping DADT Repeal Just Yet
Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-Calif.) — the House’s version of Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) during the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” repeal debate — isn’t taking his...
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Chick-fil-A president uses video to defend food donation to anti-gay group’s event [video]
”Some recent events have called into question the principles of Chick-fil-A, and speak directly to the heart of our organization. Last week, one of our...
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Dire Straits song using gay slur is too offensive to air says Canadian Broadcast Standards … 25 years later
The little faggot with the earring and the makeupYeah buddy, that’s his own hair.The little faggot got his own jet airplane.The little faggot, he’s a...
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DOJ Files DOMA Defense in First Circuit Cases
Today, the Department of Justice filed its defense of the Defense of Marriage Act in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit in...
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Washington, DC only the 8th “gayest city in America” says Advocate
”In the past few years, D.C. has been loosening its tie and doffing the boring blue blazer…. The gay center of the city has migrated...
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Obama: We must “make sure that we are talking with each other in a way that heals, not in a way that wounds.”
President Barack Obama tonight addressed Arizona — and the nation — at a memorial event held in the wake of the mass-shooting that killed six...
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Gay-hating Westboro Church won’t protest 9-year-old girl’s Tucson funeral in exchange for radio air time
”It’s how many ears we can reach…. That is our job, that is our goal…. This trip is off. That doesn’t mean a future trip...
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CREW Seeks Ethics Investigation Following Swearing-In Snafu
Today, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington filed papers with the Office of Congressional Ethics seeking an investigation into what it claims are constitutional,...
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Johnny Weir tells Howard Stern about gay sex life, why he ignores insults
”There’s a huge population of gay people in figure skating, but I’d say it’s this same percentage as football. You’d be surprised by how many...
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Ricky Martin video focuses on equality, diversity [video]
”You = Me” The theme running through singer Ricky Martin‘s latest video for ”The Best Thing About Me Is You.” One affectionate male couple is...
