”Blaine is a really cool guy. It’s a dream come true as an actor to get to play someone so complex. He’s an out-and-proud student...
After Sept. 11, 2001, politics hit a point when it become en vogue to make political references to “terrorizing” or “hijacking” some group or issue...
The most important aspect of today’s American Civil Liberties Union lawsuit challenging the Defense of Marriage Act’s definition of marriage — as reported on Monday...
As reported on Monday night by Metro Weekly, the Gay and Lesbian Advocates and Defenders filed a lawsuit today challenging the application of the Defense...
The Defense of Marriage Act is due for a two-pronged attack on Tuesday, as two separate organizations and sets of lawyers, representing different plaintiffs, plan...
In the past 24 hours, several media outlets have reported on the possibility of a version of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) moving forward...
Over the weekend, the military leadership began weighing in on the post-election landscape for the repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.” Although the decision to...
Although — as Metro Weekly reported earlier — some analysts and strategists are discussing the impact of the loss of Rep. Patrick Murphy (D-Pa.) in...
Saying she is “sanguine” not overly hopeful about the chances for passage of comprehensive immigration reform that includes the Uniting American Families Act in the...
I spent my Tuesday evening looking for bright spots. Not bright spots like, ''Thank you, Lord, for not sending Christine O'Donnell to the Senate or...
Midterm elections often chip away at the governing majority's rule – sometimes casting out whole chunks of that majority. This year, however, a rough quarter...
In Lexington, Ky., Jim Gray -- currently the vice mayor of the city -- defeated incumbent Mayor Jim Newberry in an election that would have...
With one judge dissenting, a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued a stay on Nov. 1 of the...
In the District of Columbia – a vastly Democratic jurisdiction – the real excitement is September's Democratic primary. When Vincent Gray secured the party's nomination...
Next Friday, Nov. 12, the Whitman-Walker Clinic will give Dr. Shannon Hader its first-ever Community Service Award ''in recognition of the tremendous work she's done...