News + Politics
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Annie Lennox thinks being gay would have made life easier; has new Christmas album
”It’s not like I think being gay could be an alternative ’cos it isn’t. I sometimes wished it would have been ’cos it could have...
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Lesbian-only guesthouse now welcomes others in tough economy
”In Alabama, it’s not one human family. It’s don’t ask, don’t tell…. The culture here in Key West is so different from back home. People don’t...
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Finding Home
In less than 24 hours, as I write this, my frenetic holiday season will begin. I don't mean that in a ''Woe is me, the...
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Uplifting Lineage
Some important news last week brightened an otherwise frustrating season for gay rights: The Department of Health and Human Services issued rules requiring hospitals that...
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Counting the Votes
Defense Secretary Robert Gates announced that the long-awaited Pentagon working group report on the implementation of a repeal of ''Don't Ask, Don't Tell'' will be...
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Transgender Needs
Ten years ago, a ''needs assessment survey'' was undertaken by local activists to collect data regarding the city's transgender community. That survey has been used...
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Kamala Harris, Prop 8 Opponent, Wins California AG’s Race
San Francisco District Attorney Kamala Harris (D) will be the...
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Senate Sets Pentagon DADT Report Hearings for Dec. 2 and 3
The Senate Armed Services Committee, as had been suggested in recent days, announced that it would be holding hearings in the follow-up to the Nov....
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BREAKING: DOJ to Appeal Witt Reinstatement Order
In a brief filing in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington, the U.S. Department of Justice filed the formal documents to...
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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...
