News + Politics
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Mike Huckabee says gay relationships have “ick factor;” credits gay marriage ”militants” for term
One afternoon in Jerusalem, while Huckabee was eating a chocolate croissant in the lounge of the Crowne Plaza Hotel, I asked him to explain his...
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Youth to the Fore
''I just hope that President Obama steps up to the plate on LGBT issues.'' Mentioning repeal of the ''Don't Ask, Don't Tell'' policy and the...
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Finding Faith
For a godless homosexual, I'm unusually interested in the religious faith of LGBT people who are believers. This comes, in large part, from my own...
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Perkins's Washington Warning
If you are on the Family Research Council's e-mail list, you may have seen this alarm from Tony Perkins in his June 16 ''Washington Update'':...
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Young Blood
''One of my good friends went with me,'' says Lee Storrow. ''She saw the draft agenda online and said, 'Lee, everyone has a comma, then...
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Rehabbed Eminem approves of gay marriage, sort of
”I think if two people love each other, then what the hell? I think that everyone should have the chance to be equally miserable, if...
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Limited Leave (Updated)
Changes to be announced tomorrow, June 23, regarding expansion of family-leave benefits for gay and lesbian families will be limited to an expansion for individuals...
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E-mails reveal a little of Elena Kagan’s views on gay-related issues
In a spring 2005 e-mail, an Air Force representative said he had been “assured” that Harvard Law School would resume sponsoring military recruiters the next...
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News Analysis: Case Closed
''The case is submitted.'' With those four words, U.S. District Court Judge Vaughn Walker ended a trial that began in January for a case that...
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Virginia Man Missing
A 31-year-old gay man from Spotsylvania, Va., has been missing since Sunday, June 13, according to the Metropolitan Police Department. Edward ''Ted'' Roland Minnoe, who...
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Empowered in Mount Pleasant
On June 8 La Clinica del Pueblo welcomed members of the local LGBT community to see the site that will house its youth drop-in center,...
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Founder's Fight Ends
Over the past several months, Jerome Sikorski was a regular -- though emotional -- part of his friend Jerry Filbin's days. ''I saw him twice...
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DOJ Dollars for D.C.
Fill in the blank. That's what Morgan Lynn, supervising attorney at Women Empowered Against Violence Inc. (WEAVE), and others, asked LGBT people and allies to...
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NOM's Deep Pockets
The Gay and Lesbian Activist Alliance (GLAA) alerted D.C. voters this week that Robert ''Bob'' King of Advisory Neighborhood Commission (ANC) 5A has received a...
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Sudden Departure
During a news conference on Tuesday, June 8, Mayor Adrian M. Fenty announced that Dr. Shannon Hader has resigned from her position as senior deputy...
