News + Politics
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“Values Voters” and Attacks on DADT Repeal
D.C.’s Omni Shoreham Hotel was, this weekend, the site of the “Value Voters Summit” — a place where Rep. Mike Pence (R-Ind.) and former Gov....
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Lady Gaga uses public video to ask elusive Senators to end gay military ban [video]
Pop singer Lady Gaga reading a statement in support of lesbian and gay members of the US Armed Forces. She has been working with the...
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DE Tea Party candidate Christine O’Donnell’s odd gay relations [video]
”to all my friends and family..thank you … for the wisdom to see through the insane lies that were being tossed around, and still will...
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The Boots and the Message
In 2006, Jim Webb, the former Navy Secretary to President Reagan, had become a Democratic and was running to unseat Sen. George Allen (R-Va.), in...
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Boot Tales
In 2006, Jim Webb, the former Navy Secretary to President Reagan, had become a Democratic and was running to unseat Sen. George Allen (R-Va.), in...
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Reid Files Cloture to Proceed on Defense Bill Containing DADT Repeal Amendment
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) today filed for cloture on the motion to proceed to debate the National Defense Authorization Act, which contains the...
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Gay Republican wonders why Rachel Maddow won’t discuss “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” case with him
”I’m a little dumbfounded, quite honestly, by why she hasn’t had us on…. I can get on conservative talk radio and it has been very...
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Mother confronts Minnesota school system over her gay son’s suicide
”These kids, they just hate themselves. They literally feel like they want to die. So many kids are telling me this…. It’s not easy. I...
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The Hard Road
'Tis the season for hyperbole and panic. How else to explain claims from some LGBT quarters that absolutely nothing has been done to advance LGBT...
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Battening the Hatches
If the Republican Party regains control of Congress on Nov. 2, already-stalled pro-gay legislation would be dead — at least barring an uncharacteristically bold lame-duck...
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D.C.'s Gray Day
The results may not be final, but they have been accepted: Council Chair Vincent Gray has secured the Democratic nomination to run for D.C. mayor...
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DADT Taking Hits
From the courthouse to the U.S. Capitol and from MTV to CNN, the military's ''Don't Ask, Don't Tell'' policy is front and center as the...
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Washington Work Out
When Donna Rose began her transition from male to female at the age of 40, Out for Work wasn't there to guide her along the...
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Reel Life
For local gay activist José Ramirez, youth program coordinator at La Clinica del Pueblo, The Other City is more than just a documentary. Ramirez, who...
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Thomas Trounces Hunter
On Tuesday, Sept. 14 – with a wide swath of primary elections across the country – the National Organization for Marriage focused its attention on...
