News + Politics
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Strangely Familiar
With the capture of Ted Kennedy's Senate seat — sorry, I mean the people of Massachusetts' Senate seat — by Republican Scott Brown, Washington is...
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Alexandria Effort
In the ongoing fight against sexually transmitted infections (STIs), including HIV, the big news recently was the partnership announced Jan. 12 between the District and...
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Mister Matt
Already building his reputation as the community-conscientious Mr. Capital Pride Leather 2009, Matt Bamford now has a new title: Mr. Mid-Atlantic Leather 2010. He was...
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Unpacking the Numbers
As a survivor of violence and a lesbian trans woman in a world that treats my identity as delusional or deceptive, I understand fear. I...
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Meanwhile, in Senegal
The global outcry against Uganda's ''Anti-Homosexuality Bill'' could not be more deafening. Opponents of the legislation have condemned the effort not just to put gays...
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Financial Ally to Evil
Televangelist Pat Robertson's claim that the Haitian earthquake was divine retribution for a two-century-old pact with the devil, even as he purported to raise relief...
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Focus on the Family buys ad time on the Super Bowl
“There are folks who ideologically disagree with Focus on the Family in some areas… we don’t anticipate any trouble.” Focus on the Family spokesperson...
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Following the Facts
SAN FRANCISCO -- Testimony in the Proposition 8 trial Tuesday began with emotional testimony by San Diego's Republican Mayor Jerry Sanders and ended with a...
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NJ Senator Sean Kean under fire: Boasted of “gay friends” & “gayest District,” then voted against same-sex marriages [video]
”…When gay people move into the community, do the property values go down, and the neighborhood turn to garbage? Well, no, just the opposite happens,...
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Malawi government proceeds with prosecution of male couple for having gay marriage ceremony
”Our laws criminalise homosexuality and what the two did was clearly breaking the laws of Malawi…. As a government we cannot interfere in the court...
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Gay bashing cartoon controversy leads to resignation of student paper’s editor
There has been an update to this story — click here to read more from the editor and the campus reaction. ”A miscommunication between another...
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Filmmaker creating daily reenactments of Prop 8 trial
“People want to see this drama unfold and there is a tremendous narrative that was propelled by that first day of testimony. This is the...
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Anti-gay Maryland legislator, Emmett Burns, moves again to cut off recognition of out-of-state gay marriages
”The issue is knocking on our doors…. People will be flying over here, wanting to force us to accept their marriage licenses. Our back door...
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Maryland delays gay man’s effort to receive money meant for victims of violent crimes
”I am upset and disappointed that this program never helped us and is not organized to work, even for those who do it right from...
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Notre Dame newspaper apologizes for viciously unfunny cartoon about anti-gay violence
“What’s the easiest way to turn a fruit into a vegetable?” Opening line from a 3-panel cartoon that has caused controversy on the campus of...
