News + Politics
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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...
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Obama Calls Levin With “Commitment” to Lame-Duck DADT Repeal; Reid’s Office Commits to NDAA Vote
This afternoon, White House spokesman Shin Inouye told Metro Weekly that President Obama had spoken with one of the Senate leaders of “Don’t Ask, Don’t...
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Get Equal’s McGehee: “I don’t, for a second, plan on backing down.”
Get Equal’s Robin McGehee told me in March, “Our goal is not to be the person who gets to be in those negotiations.” She added,...
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GLEE’s bully takes time to talk to gay youth with online video
”Recently I’ve had the opportunity to sit down and talk to a lot of you out there, and it’s been a privilege. It’s been awesome....
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14-year-old gay student defends teacher for ejecting intolerant classmates
”I’ve been in rooms, in classrooms where children have said the worst kinds of things. The kinds of things that helped drive me to a...
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Catholic students censorsed for criticizing Church official’s anti-gay marriage mailings
”The people who said it was inappropriate for us to publish these stories are the same people who are perpetuating an atmosphere of homophobia on...
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German coffin maker creates special design for gay male customers
”Naturally there were some people who threw their hands up in horror when we had them on display in the window but they are tasteful...
