News + Politics
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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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Rosie O’Donnell returns to Howard Stern: She and Kelli likely to live apart, share parenting
”We’re working things out. We’re trying…. We have come to a point where we are seeing what will make everyone happiest is maybe to...
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Army Secretary expresses confidence that Army could adjust with end of gay ban
”I don’t want to prejudge the situation. I am saying if he did that, it would be my job to explain it when...
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”The demons has showed up!” Last witness at DC Council’s gay marriage hearing sums up day’s religious objectors [video]
”Who among you is searching for the word of Almighty God? You, who have decided to live worse than the dogs. Who among you...
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Screenwriter Paul Haggis quit Scientology over donation to anti-gay Proposition 8 fund, other nefarious reasons [video]
”As you know, for ten months now I have been writing to ask you to make a public statement denouncing the actions of the Church...
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Creation of “.gay” domain faces first ethical dilemma
”f you are launching a purely for-profit venture called dotGay and you are heterosexual, then you are in a way continuing a legacy of straight...
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”Gender-queer” wins homecoming queen at William and Mary College in Virginia
”I was kind of surprised that I won because I knew the other girls running. I know that they’re really friendly; they’re wonderful people, so...
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Columbus gay paper seeks to stop theft of free publications
”Occasionally, you find someone who disagrees with your content or your very existence. Or, it may be something as simple as a bad review that...
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Death becomes halt: DC court closes doors of gay sex club, City Paper seeks full exposure
From the Washington City Paper, regarding the ”Men’s Parties” that have taken place at a 14th Street row house for quite a while, and which...
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Gay man beaten in argument then run over with SUV in Toronto
”They have to look us in the eye and tell us they’re sorry. It won’t help, but I have to know that they’re sorry. And...
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Fox News embraces friendly term for Virginia’s ”ex-gay” operatives: ”Gay Reversal Advocates”
”We offered the same books to Montgomery County, Maryland, and Arlington and Fairfax Counties in Virginia. We e-mailed all publicly funded universities nationwide that have...
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Hate Crimes bill passes Senate
Suddenly, with little fanfare or notice, the signs of ''change'' for the LGBT community are beginning to appear in Washington. The Obama administration this week...
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Bronson Pinchot on playing gay, and young Tom Cruise’s ‘homophobic comments’
”He was tense and made constant, constant unrelated homophobic comments, like, ‘You want some ice cream, in case there are no gay people there?’ I...
