News + Politics
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Prop. 8's Fall Fallout
On Friday, Aug. 20, California gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman (R) told the Sacramento Bee that she would defend Proposition 8 in court if elected governor...
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Marriage Going Mainstream
When the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) was signed into law in the heat of the 1996 campaign season, support for marriage equality stood at...
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The Importance of the Timeline in the Prop 8 Appeal
Much attention has been paid to the news on Friday, August 20, the California gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman (R) told the Sacremento Bee that she...
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Anti-gay students seeking counseling degrees lose in both Georgia and Michigan courts
”All three professors testified that they never told (Keeton) that she was required to change her religious beliefs in order to stay in the counseling...
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Stephen Hunter wants to be the gay Susan Boyle on UK ”X-Factor”
”She only lives 30 miles from me. We could be SuBo and SteBo. In fact I want to be the gay SuBo.” Stephen Hunter, a...
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Tevor Donovan’s “90210” character, Teddy, to have gay storyline
”It was cool when they came to me with it, I was honored, flattered that they thought I could take on something like this and...
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Polls show huge gains for gay marriage support, but still not enough
Fox News +17% since 2004, +4% in favor since 2009 Despite a majority opposing gay marriage specifically, most believe there should be some form of...
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Howard Dean’s push for New York “mosque” to relocate bothers some progressives [video]
Howard Dean speaking with WABC Radio in New York. (77 WABC | http://www.wabcradio.com/) ”In an issue with this kind of sensitivity. I think we’ve got...
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An Unappealing Election Matter: Defending DOMA
Two weeks before Election Day, the U.S. Department of Justice may be in the position of going to the U.S. First Circuit Court of Appeals...
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“Dr. Laura” Schlessinger: I never called anybody [gay] a “biological error”
”I never called anybody a biological error. What I said, very clearly — and to GLAAD’s credit they put it on their website — I...
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Obama Recess Appointments Include Gay HHS Nominee
Today, President Obama announced that he was using his authority to make recess appointments of four nominees on whom the Senate has not taken action...
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The McCains and the DNC Walk Into the Middle of DADT Repeal …
From the mailbag, Cindy McCain tells us about the tough re-election fight Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) faces — and more: John never hesitates to step...
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Arrest and Assault
The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) is investigating a reported sexual assault that occurred near the 2000 block of P Street NW during the early morning...
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Conservative Clash: WorldNetDaily drops Ann Coulter for speaking at gay event
”GOProud is about infiltration of the conservative movement and dividing it from within with twisted and dangerous ideas way out of the mainstream of American...
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LA Times thinks MoveOn, HRC, gay boycotters wrongheaded for expecting more of Target
”For MoveOn, the fight is at least as much about corporate money as it is about gay rights…. But by pointing out Target’s involvement in...
