News + Politics
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Humm: “True Democracy” Is “Not Easy” But Needed For LGBT Movement
Andy Humm raises more questions than he answers in his column introduced by Michael Petrelis at Petrelis’s blog, but it is a good thought piece...
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Comic-Con fanboys counterprotest Westboro Church’s anti-gay fanatics
”This side is awesome. The other side, not so awesome. They infuriate me greatly to be that prejudiced, to be that vile towards other human...
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Wash. Post publishes Bill Donohue’s anti-gay, Catholic nonsense: Homosexuality is related to child sex crimes
”The conventional wisdom maintains there is a pedophilia crisis in the Catholic Church; I maintain it has been a homosexual crisis all along…. Correlation is...
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Choi Confirms His DADT Discharge
Former Lt. Dan Choi, who Metro Weekly reported on July 21 has been discharged from the military, spoke with his unit commander today and issued...
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ACLU Sues Montana Seeking Domestic Partnerships
Seven same-sex couples, represented by the American Civil Liberties Union, have sued the state of Montana for the lack of equal relationship recognition. In a...
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Roy Ashburn apologizes to California’s gay community; calls on Republicans to value ”maximum freedom”
”To me, Republican principles hold that each individual is special and unique; each individual should have the maximum freedom and opportunity under our Constitution; that...
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Choi Discharged (UPDATED)
Former Lt. Dan Choi, the face of the movement to repeal the military's ''Don't Ask, Don't Tell'' policy since coming out on The Rachel Maddow...
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Constance McMillen to be paid $35,000 to settle suit over lesbian prom date case
“I’m so glad this is all over. I won’t ever get my prom back, but it’s worth it if it changes things at my school.”...
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Australia bans LaBruce’s grotesque gay sex film, ”L.A. Zombie”
”In the opinion of the director, the film, if classified, would be classified X18+ or RC (refused classification) and, in this circumstance, the law requires...
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Unsettling Similarities
Alex Nicholson, the head of Servicemembers United, put words to the anger that many of us felt when we read the questions the military is...
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Corrupting Influence
With friends like Jonathan Clayton of London's The Times newspaper, gay Africans hardly need enemies. Clayton declared on May 22, ''Africa's gays are paying the...
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The Right Side of History
The ''Don't Ask, Don't Tell'' (DADT) statute, which bans gays and lesbians from open service, is the only remaining federal personnel policy which places discrimination...
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Imposters Arrive
When it comes to counterfeit smuggling rings, the images that come to mind are generally knock-off handbags or ''Rolox'' watches sold on street corners. It...
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Mountain State's Move
Sen. Carte Goodwin (D-W.V.), was sworn in to office by Vice President Joseph Biden on Tuesday, July 20. The former general counsel to West Virginia...
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Hateful Handbill
Chief Cathy Lanier has launched an internal investigation within the Metropolitan Police Department's (MPD) Major Crash Investigative Unit following reports of fliers circulating within the...
