News + Politics
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Activist Attacked
Tyrone Hanley has lost his memory. Not all of it, just the hours between sometime Friday afternoon, April 30, to the next day when he...
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No Trial by Jury
Judge Lynn Leibovitz Wednesday granted a last-minute request from the three defendants in the Robert Wone trial to waive their right to a trial by...
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Beyond Scandalous
A little over 12 years ago, I found myself in a conference room talking with a group of school nurses about effective HIV-prevention programs. During...
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Immigration Claim Countered
A leader of the National Association of Evangelicals (NAE) has told Religion Dispatches that Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) reports that comprehensive immigration reform would not include...
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GLOV Urges Caution
Gays and Lesbians Opposing Violence (GLOV), on May 7, issued a second community alert warning people -- particularly gay men -- about arranging meetings with...
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Community Call
Following its initial round of 14 community meetings -- including one in D.C. Sept. 21 -- across the continental U.S., as well as in Puerto...
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Lost Luggage
Gay invisibility can be harmful whether it is self-imposed or socially imposed. Two recent news stories show contrasting ways that the closet creates casualties. Before...
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Volunteers for Life
In the United States and around the world, more than 28,000 dedicated men and women have literally rolled up their sleeves and joined the fight...
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Gay Newsweek columnist harshly criticized for saying gay actors are unconvicing at straight roles [video]
”Most actors would tell you that the biographical details of their lives are beside the point. Except when they’re not. As viewers, we are molded...
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Kagan Wins Nomination
Solicitor General Elena Kagan is nominated for the Supreme Court and LGBT issues have been front and center since the May 10 announcement Elena Kagan...
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Gay Vets and Top Brass
He said he was there “to help to secure jobs for people who want to serve our country.” Despite having been “discharged twice under ‘Don’t...
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Baltimore GLCCB planning gay youth drop-in
”Youth are coming out at a lot younger ages…. It is becoming less stigmatizing, but there are still a lot of challenges. It is still...
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Court grants change of gender for Chaz Bono
”The court has granted the petition, and Chaz now has a court name change and a court order recognizing him as male…. Chaz couldn’t be...
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Mya Homecoming
The Capital Pride Alliance announced on Thursday, May 6, that this year's Capital Pride Festival headliner will be R&B singer Mýa. ''We're really excited to...
