News + Politics
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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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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....
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Cologne Countdown
Representatives from Gay Games Cologne VIII, scheduled to play out July 31 to Aug. 7, 2010, will be at Nellie's Sports Bar, 900 U St....
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Vindicating Gay Veterans
The sixth annual Veterans Day Memorial Service in memory of fallen GLBT service members is scheduled for 2 p.m., on Sunday, Nov. 8, at the...
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Time's Up
Summer had barely begun when Steve Orner and his partner, Joe, found themselves facing one of their worst nightmares -- one all too common among...
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Questions and Answers
Local gay activist Peter Rosenstein doesn't trust Metropolitan Police Chief Cathy Lanier. He didn't feel that way two years ago when Lanier shared with him,...
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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...
