News + Politics
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Federal Employees One Step Closer to Equal Benefits
A House committee on Wednesday evening approved a bill to provide equal benefits to gay federal employees with domestic partners, but not without a political...
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A New Agenda
Birthed with the gay rights movement after Stonewall, the Washington Blade was 40 years strong just a week ago. Older than some of its readers,...
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Promised Fireworks at Hearing Fizzle
There were expectations that Republicans would challenge openly gay EEOC nominee Chai Feldblum Thursday over some of her writings. Those writings included how non-discrimination laws...
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Gay Judgment Day
It's a gorgeous Sunday. Just about one of the last perfect days of 2009. But am I outside enjoying it? No. And why not? Two...
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So You Want to Have Gay Sex With an Elf: “Dragon Age” video game progresses with fantasy genre [video]
”Is there something in you tent that needs assasinating?… Mmm, that’s quite an offer, especially coming from another man, if we are both speaking of...
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Singing ”Idol” Adam Lambert expresses fear of the gay ”label” [video]
”When those pictures came out online, I got freaked out. I was like, “Great, that’s gonna fuck things up.” ‘Cause I just figured, you know,...
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Catholic stink pits religion against equal treatment of DC’s gay families, and the distribution of taxpayer dollars [video]
”The legal recognition of same-sex unions poses a multifaceted threat to the very fabric of society, striking at the source from which society and culture...
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Anti-Gay Effort Rejected
The D.C. Board of Elections and Ethics (BOEE) on Tuesday rejected a proposed voter initiative that sought to define marriage as ''only between a man...
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Meet Will Phillips: Boy, 10, who won’t say The Pledge, taunted for supporting gay marriage [video]
”I eventually, very solemnly, with a little bit of malice in my voice, said , ‘Ma’am, with all due respect, you can...
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Catholics directing gay parishoners to celibacy program in Saint Paul, MN
”Homosexuality is not an illness. You shouldn’t be treating it because there’s nothing to treat…. We identify the church as the people in it, not...
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Judge in Argentina grants same-sex marriage rights to gay male couple
”We are very happy, moved, but we also feel the heavy weight of responsibility because it’s not just about us, it’s encouraging legal equality in...
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Washington Blade closing confirmed by Metro Weekly: DC gay newspaper permanently shuts down [video]
”I’ve been terminated by Window Media…. The staff is meeting for coffee tomorrow to reorganize and re-launch…. In adversity, there is great opportunity. The name...
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Radio station cancels talk show after host spews gay slur during hateful rant in NH
”Although the comments by Mr. Lambert were not aired on our station, we find the comments by him to be completely out of line and...
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Gay newspaper publisher “shuts down:” Southern Voice, David Atlanta publisher ceases operations
”Southern Voice With deepest regret, as editor of SoVo, I have to tell you that we arrived at the office to learn that our parent...
