News + Politics
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Rapper Pulls Out
Straight rapper Wale has cancelled his upcoming appearance as headliner of DC Black Pride's main event, set for Sunday, May 30, at the Walter E....
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DADT Repeal Heats Up in House
Despite Wednesday night's passage of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) by the House Armed Services Committee with no language repealing the ''Don't Ask, Don't...
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Five now arrested in connection with murdered DC school principal, Brian Betts [video]
Brian Betts ”Joel Johnson, 19, has been charged with first-degree murder, one count of armed robbery, three counts of conspiracy to commit first-degree murder and...
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Midwest Marriage: Iowa’s gay stats released; NOM attacks in Minnesota as gays split on breakaway lawsuit [video]
”We’ve seen a lot of folks excited about being able to get married in a Midwestern state…. Most people have not been rushing into it....
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Too Little, Too Late
The role of first lady has been one comprised of equal parts opportunity and frustration — the first because occupying such a prominent role in...
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Indignation Celebration
Lately, I've been eyeing a juggernaut of righteous indignation barreling through our community. So, hooray for that. It was righteous indignation that got the kids,...
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Impatience on ENDA (UPDATED)
As the timeline for action on the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) tightens, LGBT organizations turned up the pressure on Tuesday, May 18, with a news...
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Strategizing AIDS
The White House Office of National AIDS Policy (ONAP) presented a tentative outline of a National HIV/AIDS Strategy during a community meeting in D.C. and...
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Homophobic Scientist Booted (UPDATED)
Jonathan I. Katz, a professor of astrophysics at Washington University in St. Louis, “will no longer be involved in the Department’s efforts” at addressing...
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Jane Lynch, Cynthia Nixon weigh in on “gay actors vs. Newsweek” controversy
”I applaud everybody’s right to say what they thing. And I think, you don’t have to agree with him. And I don’t…. I play straight...
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Rep. Mark Souder resigns: Another gay rights opponent “sinned against God” with sex scandal [video]
”I sinned against God, my wife and my family by having a mutual affair with a part-time member of my staff. In the poisonous environment...
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Four Years Later, a Beginning
Defense attorneys for three men facing charges in the Robert Wone murder case re-affirmed their client's innocence in opening statements Monday, calling them victims of...
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Souder's Swansong
On Tuesday morning, May 18, Washington awoke to news that ''family values conservative'' Rep. Mark Souder (R-Ind.) – who came to D.C. as part of...
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Gay marriage in Portugal! Sixth nation in Europe to grant same-sex marriage rights
”Given that fact , I feel I should not contribute to a pointless extension of this debate, which would only serve to...
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Malawi court convicts gay couple for getting married: Facing 14 years in prison
”A judge has found a gay couple guilty of unnatural acts and gross indecency after a trial that drew worldwide condemnation of Malawi’s laws on...
