News + Politics
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Bisexual candidate in Philadelphia accused of being “straight” by Democrat incumbent
”My sexuality is not a qualification for office. I bring it up only in the context that it’s important for the LGBT community to have...
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Archie Comics wants you to “Meet the hot new [gay] guy,” Kevin
”The introduction of Kevin is just about keeping the world of Archie Comics current and inclusive. Archie’s hometown of Riverdale has always been a safe...
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Youth Pride Postponed
Roscoe Boyd, vice president of the Youth Pride Alliance, organizers of the annual Youth Pride Day celebration at P Street Beach, confirmed today that the...
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MTV asks rapper Solar if he had a “romantic” relationship with Guru
”That’s untrue, completely unfounded. Guru is a family man, I’m a family man. I don’t want to say anything against anybody living a certain type...
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Daily Show’s latest ”Gay Watch:” Obama protestors, Lindsey Graham [video]
”I see, you believe he’s being blackmailed. Lindsey Graham’s a puppet. A mole. A Man-on-Manchurian Candidate, if you will.” Comedy Central’s John Stewart mocking the...
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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....
