News + Politics
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News Analysis: Four Days That Shook DADT (UPDATED)
In the 96 hours between Monday morning, May 24, and Thursday evening, May 27, America may have seen the most deft legislative accomplishment of the...
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IRS declares that California’s domestic partners can now file using “community property”
IRS: California Registered Domestic Partners Can Split Income and Tax Withholding 50/50 Without Adverse Gift Tax Consequences For tax years beginning before June 1, 2010,...
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Maryland updates Health and Welfare Benefits to include gay “spouses” of state employees
Important Benefit Update Concerning Same-Sex Spouse The State of Maryland Employee and Retiree Health and Welfare Benefits Program (Program) will be immediately updated to include...
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“A-Team” movie’s “Ultimate Fighter” uses “gay” in negative context
“Acting is kind of gay,” Jackson said. “It makes you soft. You got all these people combing your hair and putting a coat over your...
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Whitman-Walker honors Dr. Anthony Faucci, Arnold & Porter law firm [video]
Whitman-Walker Clinic, the HIV/AIDS and LGBT services clinic of Washington, DC honored NIH’s Dr. Anthony Fauci and also Arnold and Porter LLP at the “13th...
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Students discuss casual usage of gay slurs, outspoken hatred of gays [video]
Homophobia Is Gay from Santa Monica College Corsair on Vimeo.
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Catholic seminary applicant questions designed to keep out gays?
“We have no gay men in our seminary at this time. I’m pretty sure of it…. I’m just reporting what is…. Whether he is celibate...
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Hip hop star Wale apologizes to gay crowd at DC Black Pride [video]
”One thing I stand for is hip hop music. And hip hop music knows no race, no color, no age, no gender, no sexual orientation...
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The new, gay Roy Ashburn apologizes for past vote against gay Californians
”My practice in my entire political career when it came to gay issues was to prevent any kind of spotlight from being shined my way,...
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Malawi gay couple released from 14-year-sentence after UN Secretary’s visit
”The pardon only applies to the offence under which they were convicted. If, for example, they go back and the state is of the view...
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Tim Daly on Barack Obama and LGBT issues
At a recent visit to Floriana Restaurant, Tim Daly talks with Metro Weekly about whether or not President Obama is doing enough on LGBT issues.
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Gay military should stay in the closet? New votes on DADT change nothing yet
”The legislation involved is a deferred repeal. In other words, it would repeal ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,’ but only after — I repeat, after! —...
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Another US soldier comes out gay on national TV news
”I am violating ‘don’t ask, don’t tell. And I understand if has to, he has to take the proceedings he does, because it...
