News + Politics
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Government Asks Supreme Court to Keep DADT In Effect During Appeal
In a filing at the U.S. Supreme Court this afternoon, the U.S. government, represented by acting Solicitor General Neal Katyal, asked the court to leave...
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No Time to Stop
There's a strange and unsettling mood floating around these days after the shellacking delivered to Democrats by Republicans in the midterm elections. It's not unexpected,...
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We Fight On
With all due respect to Log Cabin Republicans, who welcomed the new House majority last week, getting pro-gay legislation out of soon-to-be Speaker John Boehner...
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No Easy Pieces
Over the past weekend, the military leadership began weighing in on the post-election – and ever-narrowing – window for the repeal of ''Don't Ask, Don't...
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DOMA Taking More Hits
The Defense of Marriage Act faced a two-pronged attack on Nov. 9 as two separate organizations and sets of lawyers, representing different plaintiffs, filed lawsuits...
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Trans Remembrance
Thursday, Nov. 20, is the National Transgender Day of Remembrance, a day in which many pause to remember transgender victims of violence, intolerance and injustice....
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Smashing Success
When Martina Navratilova takes to the court next Monday, it won't be for glory or the record books. Instead, she'll be joining a host of...
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A Decade of History
There are times when something good comes from sheer frustration. That's the case with the Rainbow History Project, which came to being in 2000, founded...
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Helping Us Grow
In the two decades since Us Helping Us was founded to help improve the health of African-American gay men, the organization's scope has grown, says...
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Mom defends 5-year-old’s son’s desire to wear girly “Daphne” costume
”Two mothers went wide-eyed and made faces as if they smelled decomp. And I realize that my son is seeing the same thing I am....
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PFOX in the World Bank Henhouse
Parents and Friends of Ex-Gays & Gays – PFOX – will soon be able to say that its programming is supported by funding provided to...
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Openly gay Episcopal Bishop, Gene Robinson, announces retirement
”On January 5, 2013, I will retire as your Bishop…. The fact is, the last seven years have taken their toll on me, my family,...
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Andrew Shirvell fired: Michigan’s Assistant Attorney General engaged in anti-gay conduct
”To be clear, I refuse to fire anyone for exercising their First Amendment rights, regardless of how popular or unpopular their positions might be…. However,...
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Kurt on ‘GLEE’ gets a gay friend and a surprise smooch [video]
”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...
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Opinion: Enough With the “Bullying”
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...
