News + Politics
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Fox News host suggests gay Get Equal is against “black man” Obama, and potentially violent? [video]
”But I wonder, couldn’t this heckling be a precursor to violent extremism? And could this agitation toward our president, said to be based on policy,...
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One Story, Two Sides
''What a stupid thing to do.'' Those were the first words an agitated Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.) spit out when commenting on the Get Equal...
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Smallwood Funeral Draws Hundreds
Hundreds filled the Mount Pleasant Baptist Church on Monday, April 19, to say farewell to a pioneer: Charlotte Smallwood. ''The community has lost an icon,''...
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Turn Back Time
It's true. If you hang around Washington long enough you'll get to see history repeat itself. Back in the early 1990s, the LGBT community started...
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Modern Mirage
Maybe you went to a bittersweet party to watch the final episode of HBO's Sex and the City. Did you hit the theater eagerly the...
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Mistrial in Memphis: Lone juror won’t convict police officer in case of brutality against transgender woman [video]
Five witnesses testified the attack was unprovoked. Enough to convince all but one juror McRae was guilty of violating Johnson’s civil rights. “Talking about taking...
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Bisexual is not gay enough? Softball players sue gay sports organization for discrimination
”This case is just about treating everybody in the community equally … and not interrogating folks about whether they’re gay enough to play.” Melanie Rowen...
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Casper, Wyoming officials will do nothing about “Gay = Death” grafitti
”We don’t have an ordinance that prohibits you from having graffiti. If you get caught painting, that’s one thing, but it doesn’t preclude you from...
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Don't Wait, Don't Stop
''I remember these two gentlemen,'' D.C. Superior Court Magistrate Judge Richard Ringell said. ''Mr Choi, he saluted me. It's the only time I've been saluted.''...
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Robbery at Nellie's
Doug Schantz, owner of Nellie's Sports Bar at 900 U St. NW, was robbed at gunpoint around 1 p.m. Monday, April 19, by two men....
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President Obama to hecklers: Holler at those opposed to repeal of gay-excluding ”Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” [video]
”We are — we are going to do that! Hey, hold on a second. We are going to do that…. Here we go. All right....
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Protest Coverage Cut Short [UPDATED]
Reporters expect to have occasional fights over access. It comes with the job. But, it's unlikely reporters expected the literal pushback they faced on Tuesday...
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Gay sports bar robbed at gunpoint in DC
”Police Alert- ROBBERY (GUN) ESTABLISHMENT_NELLY’S SPORTS BAR: 900 U ST NW: 2B/M’S LAST SEEN IN A WHITE VEH UNKNOW MAKE AND MODEL DO NOT TAKE...
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Singer David Archuleta: I did not know it was a [gay] party club!
Online conversation via Twitter: DavidaRCHIE:Hey guys just wanted to clear something up real quick lol. Last night in New York I got invited to go...
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SC Tea Party calling Senator Lindsey Graham gay? [video]
”Barney Frank is more honest and brave than you. At least we know about Barney Frank, and nobody is going to hold it over his...
