News + Politics
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HUD proposes extending non-discrimination protection to gays, transgenders in need of housing assistance
”This is huge. It’s the first time (lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender) people will have leverage to stop practices that are demeaning and discriminating.’‘ Jaime...
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Singer Alexandra Burke seeks ”gay icon” status
”I love gay men. They’re the only ones that I can trust… I would love to be a gay icon, but I’ve got a lot...
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SF Mayor Newsom ends Governor bid: Same-sex marriage battle, infidelity issues likely held him back
”With a young family and responsibilities at City Hall, I found it impossible to commit the time required to complete this effort…. This is not...
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Georgetown U student says she was attacked for wearing gay rights t-shirt
”We should not have to fear for our lives when we walk down the street.” JM Alatis of GU Pride as quoted in a piece...
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Virginia’s Log Cabin calls on Cuccinelli to apologize for saying gay sex ”intrinsically wrong”
”That Mr. Cuccinelli would make such incendiary and prejudicial remarks as a candidate for the state’s highest legal office is truly frightening, and we call...
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Ken Cuccinelli nutty on homosexuality: Virginia’s Atty General candidate says gay sex ”wrong,” cites ”natural law”
”My view is that homosexual acts, not homosexuality, but homosexual acts are wrong. They’re intrinsically wrong. And I think in a natural law based country...
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President Obama sings Ryan White Act lifting ban on incoming travelers with HIV/AIDS
“We talk about reducing the stigma of this disease — yet we’ve treated a visitor living with it as a threat. We lead the world...
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Levi Johnson to bare it all for Playgirl
“Everything’s gonna hang out. We’re talking full johnson.” Levi Johnson’s manager, confirming that the upcoming photo shoot for Playgirl of former Alaska governor and vice-presidential...
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DC’s Drag Queen’s (gay & straight) celebrate Halloween with high heels, humor, and some pain [video]
“I won! … That guy, the guy who beat me, he took his shoes off with like two blocks left to go. So he got...
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Elections, Ethics and Arguments
There were two fronts in the fight for marriage equality Monday, and strategists sent their forces where they would likely have the most impact. Where...
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Testy and Tearful
Tears, laughter, applause and praise to Jesus Christ filled the walls of the D.C. City Council Chambers Monday afternoon -- and far into the evening...
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Opportunity for Alliance
YouTube videos of an Aug. 18 news conference illuminate the radical right's strategy of recruiting African-American ministers to attack progressive policies, and point to practical...
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Law of the Land
Saying ''no one in America should ever be afraid to walk down the street holding the hands of the person they love,'' President Obama on...
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Show Your Pride
Capital Pride, the organization responsible for the annual Capital Pride Festival and Parade, has announced a call for nominations for the group's board of directors....
