News + Politics
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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...
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In Harm's Way
SAN FRANCISCO – It's not often one hears these words in a federal courtroom: ''Dyke. You fucking dyke. You're going to die and go to...
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Massachusetts Robocalls
The National Organization for Marriage appears to be making automated telephone calls today in support of U.S. Senate candidate and Massachusetts Senator Scott Brown (R)...
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Police in China squash country’s first gay male “beauty pageant”
”I’d be glad to see proper media attention on our community, but not hype…. I was shocked to find out that some online media put...
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Money Changes Everything?
SAN FRANCISCO – The discussion at the Proposition 8 trial Thursday swung from the economics to mental health. In between, it covered everything from how...
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Judge Sides with City
D.C. Superior Court Judge Judith Macaluso ruled this afternoon, Jan. 14, that the initiative sought by Bishop Harry Jackson on behalf of the Stand4Marriage D.C....
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Calling Out Calvary
Greater Mount Calvary Holy Church is no stranger to the local gay community. On one hand, church leader Bishop Alfred A. Owens Jr. has a...
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Go Mama! Goes
Noi Chudnoff was the heart of the Go Mama Go! gift shop, and a seemingly inexhaustible ally of the LGBT community. After her death in...
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Lights, Camera, Inaction
We are a nation that likes to watch, be it hundreds of cable channels filled with talking heads, YouTube videos of cute kids and keyboard...
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Continuing Education
Particularly around the holidays, we are ceaselessly implored to have conversations with our families about our sexual orientation. Ditch that reindeer sweater for a Task...
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On Being First
''Being the first sucks,'' Amanda Simpson, one of the first openly trans appointments to a federal government position, told ABC News. ''I'd rather not be...
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Marriage Nears the Finish Line
The passage of the marriage equality bill by D.C. City Council on December 15 and signing of the bill by Mayor Adrian Fenty later that...
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Here’s the Pitch: A conservative lawyer uses Hollywood money to battle in court for gay marriage rights! [video]
”Ted Olson joining our team and deciding to spearhead the legal effort has given us an opportunity to basically say, ”This is not a partisan...
