News + Politics
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Mason Leaving Capital Pride
Capital Pride announced on May 13 that Dyana Mason, the organization's executive director, will be departing at the end of her contract in July. As...
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Line in the Sand
Six-pack abs. Simulated sex acts. Glow-sticks and choreography. But then, camouflage everywhere. Weapons. Even armored vehicles. Then, shower scenes. A creepy, dimly lit, urinal-peeping scene....
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Former First Lady, Laura Bush, continues to (almost) support gay marriage (maybe, sorta, I think)
”I understand totally what George thinks, and what other people think about marriage being between a man and a woman. And it a real, you...
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AP gives coverage to another fishy ex-gay preacher, Bill Henson
‘What I’m going for is … without changing the church’s policy, to create a safe place for gay people to experience a journey of discovering...
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Anti-gay Rekers resigns from “ex-gay” organization, NARTH, amid scandalous reports [video]
”I am immediately resigning my membership in NARTH to allow myself the time necessary to fight the false media reports that have been made against...
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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...
