News + Politics
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Moving to MAP
Calling it a ''natural progression,'' Nathaniel Frank will be leaving the Palm Center -- his academic home of the past decade where he gained national...
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Bruce Onboard
When GOProud, the recently formed gay group for conservatives, announced on Wednesday, May 5, that popular conservative lesbian radio host Tammy Bruce would be heading...
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Fighting Back
The difficulties of having a bill to repeal the ''Don't Ask, Don't Tell'' policy considered by a committee whose chairman said only in January that...
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Focusing Forward
Like both my grandfathers, when I have a good story I'm going to take every opportunity to tell it. So, don't stop me if you're...
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Pentagon's Perilous Pause
Plenty of progressives have mixed feelings about the military, particularly pacifists. But I'm not a pacifist. Nor am I a hawk. And I've never been...
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Where Truman led, Obama defers
In his State of the Union message President Barack Obama said repealing ''Don't Ask, Don't Tell'' was the right thing to do. But last Friday...
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Commissions Calling
Plenty of people are looking for work during this recession of double-digit unemployment rates. But how many might be looking for unpaid positions? The Presidential...
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Wone Reckoning
The Robert Wone trial officially started inside a D.C. Superior Court room on Monday, May 10. The traditional trappings of a trial’s beginning, opening statements...
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Washington Post “conservative” writer apologizes for calling out anti-gay marriage “bigots”
DaveWeigel: I can empathize with everyone I cover except for the anti-gay marriage bigots. In 20 years no one will admit they were part of...
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Madonna reflects on gay ballet teacher who exposed her to gay clubs, encouraged dreams [video]
”Growing up in Michigan, I didn’t really know what a gay man was. was the first man-the first human being-who made me feel...
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Michael Jackson: ”Gay” say doctor, “Bi” say boyfriend, ”Not gay” says papa Joe [video]
”We hugged. And it was kind of then that the hug was a little bit more… It wasn’t until a few months later that it...
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Minister who promotes ex-gay conversions caught on “vacation” with gay male escort?
”I had surgery, and I can’t lift luggage. That’s why I hired him.” George Alan Rekers as quoted by the Miami New Times which describes...
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Center Deadline
After months of operating The Center, the local LGBT community center, out of 1810 14th St. NW, David Mariner, executive director of the organization, announced...
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Multiple Arrests in Betts Investigation
The Brian Betts homicide investigation came to a head yesterday, May 3, with the arrests of four suspects: Deontra Q. Gray, 18, of the 1300...
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Hate Crime Conviction
''They don't lock you up for hitting faggots.'' Those are the words the United States Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia (USAO-DC) say 42-year-old...
