News + Politics
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Beating's Good-Bye
When Francisco J. Martin was mugged in the Shaw neighborhood a month and a half ago, he was not physically assaulted. ''They only took my...
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What Would Machiavelli Do?
Writing about “political fear” and the oft-repeated line that “lected officials and candidates view the gay community as an ATM,” AmericaBlog’s Joe Sudbay posits, “We...
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Log Cabin Goes to Court
As others focus on the questions the military is asking troops, Log Cabin Republicans are focused on questions of another type, as the group’s lawsuit...
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Fergilicious: Black Eyed Peas singer, Fergie, pushes Obama for gay marriage equality
“Barack Obama? I think that definitely he gave a different perspective on America from other countries. And I think that on foreign relations, he’s really...
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“Absolutely” No Segregation Being Considered, Pentagon Spokesman Says
Pentagon spokesman Geoff Morrell hit back hard on Monday afternoon against the claim alluded to at Talking Points Memo and circulating in the LGBT blogosphere...
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Gay boys, the FTC has your back: Defunct magazine, XY, cannot sell members’ data
”The XY privacy policy is simple, explicit, and clear. Subscribers and members were told that their personal information would not be sold, shared, or given...
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DC’s Whitman-Walker Clinic running TV ads for HIV/AIDS, gay healthcare [video]
Whitman-Walker Clinic is now running two TV commercials on Comcast networks in the DC area through the end of the year. The commercials focus on...
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GLAAD keeps pushing Sherri Shepherd, ABC to correct info about HIV, black women, “down-low” men [video]
”Where it’s starting is, it’s so big in the black community with women because they’re having unprotected sex with men who have been having sex...
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More From Pentagon’s Morrell
Following up from the Friday evening, July 9, news conference held by Pentagon spokesman Geoff Morrell, I believe many questions remain about the survey, its...
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Transgender group protests Rhode Island Governor’s “confusing” veto
”We’re not talking about cases where someone has a problem with the victim’s gender identity or expression. We’re not talking about cases where someone doesn’t...
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“Lesbian” mice created in South Korea through genetic alteration
”The mutant female mouse underwent a slightly altered developmental programme in the brain to resemble the male brain in terms of sexual preference.” Chankyu Park....
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Gay couple attacked at White Castle in New York
“I blotted him, brought him back to the White Castle…. I had blood all over me. My partner had blood all over him…. How many...
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Rich Little cracks gay joke about Barney Frank for NV Republicans?
Reaction from those watching the aging 1970s comedian Rich Little performing in Nevada for a 2010 State GOP Convention: Between Angle and Steele, impressionist Rich...
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LGBT Groups Still Split on DOD Troops Survey
[UPDATE: The Pentagon held a news conference for reporters regarding the survey at 4:15 p.m. Friday afternoon. My report, “Pentagon Pushes Back,” details what was...
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US Military’s gay survey seeks feelings about homosexual coworkers, neighbors, bathrooms and showers
”While it remains safe for gay and lesbian troops to participate in this survey, it is simply impossible to imagine a survey with such derogatory...
