News + Politics
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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...
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Marriage Opponents' Appeal
Although no judges, thus far, have accepted the arguments made by opponents of marriage equality in D.C. that they should be able to go forward...
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News Analysis: DADT's State of Play
On Friday afternoon, April 30, at a little past 4 p.m., the Associated Press's Anne Flaherty posted a brief story that the secretary of defense...
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Laura Bush asked former President not to use gay marriage as wedge issue
”In 2004 the social question that animated the campaign was gay marriage. Before the election season had unfolded, I had talked to George about not...
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Arrest in Betts Case UPDATED
This morning, May 3, police arrested Artura Otey Williams, 46, a resident of the 5300 block of 5th Street NW, in the course of the...
