News + Politics
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The Senator, the Secretary and the Service Chiefs
After the U.S. Senate failed to garner the votes needed to overcome a filibuster to proceed to debate on the National Defense Authorization Act on...
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Fox News Says “No” to Palm Center’s DADT Ad
Earlier today, the Palm Center announced that Fox News had rejected an ad it had prepared relating to the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy. As...
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Betts Sentencing
One of the men charged in the murder of local gay principal Brian Betts, who was killed on April 15, was sentenced to 40 years...
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AFER Co-Founder Goes From Fighting Prop 8 to Running Michelle Obama’s Communications Office
[Photo: Attorney Ted Olson speaks to Chad Griffin (right) and Kristina Schake before the start of the Perry v. Schwarzenegger trial challenging the constitutionality of...
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Jim Carrey promotes release of gay movie, “I Love You Phillip Morris”
”Boy, we haven’t grown at all have we? We haven’t grown at all. We’re still children in a school yard. I mean, honestly. No offence,...
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News Analysis: A DADT Repeal Tipping Point?
On Wednesday evening, Nov. 17, some were questioning Greg Sargent’s report that there could be 60 votes in the U.S. Senate to overcome a filibuster...
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Lights, Camera, Love
A video of LGBT people embracing love in the streets of Paris has caught the attention of the Arlington Gay and Lesbian Alliance (AGLA), which...
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HHS Finishes Hospital Visitation Rules
In a call with reporters on Wednesday, Health and Human Services Department officials discussed the final rules submitted today regarding hospital visitation policies for hospitals...
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Stale Air
So, here's what I've been struggling with lately: I'm 42 at the moment and will all-too-soon turn 43. It's not my age that's nagging me...
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History Repeating
There's a project I'm working on that is fascinating me. It involves scanning loads of old photos. One, in particular, is captivating. My late Uncle...
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Ups and Downs of a Lame Duck
Visit Metro Weekly's Poliglot for further updates to this story. As the first week of the lame-duck Congress opened, the LGBT advocates who have been working...
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World Bank Relents
On Nov. 10, Metro Weekly reported that Parents and Friends of Ex-Gays and Gays (PFOX) had been listed as an eligible organization in the World...
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Expanding Effort
More than 60 people applied for a part-time, paid position, to become the first HIV program associate at The Center, the area's LGBT community center....
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Love Game
Tennis icons Billie Jean King, Andre Agassi, Martina Navratilova and other players joined forces at American University on Monday, Nov. 15, and raised more than...
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Colorado Springs student allowed to wear ‘Marriage is so gay’ shirt
”The ACLU contacted me actually because they saw my story and I had wanted to but hadn’t gotten around to it yet. My rights were...
