News + Politics
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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...
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Culture and Recruiting
Like the five other LGBT organizations in the District sharing space with The Center, the area's LGBT community center at 1810 14th St. NW, the...
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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...
