News + Politics
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Legacy of Liberty
As the late writer and children's advocate Pearl S. Buck put it, ''One faces the future with one's past.'' It's a sentiment that runs through...
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Incoming Ally
Sharon J. Lettman has plenty to say. And as the newly appointed executive director of the National Black Justice Coalition (NBJC), Lettman, who is straight,...
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Weekend Warriors
It was the inverse of the ''perfect storm.'' Rather than forces of nature converging for maximum destruction, elements of society were converging for maximum exposure...
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Street vs. Suite
The National Equality March (NEM) on Sunday brought out tens of thousands (according to The Washington Post), including lots of dogs and children, with the...
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Mariah Carey lends her charm braclet to gay marriage proposal [video]
”Three years ago, Matthew said to me that I would be allowed to ask him to get married, if I ever get him to meet...
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”Harvey Milk Day” and out-of-state marriage bill signed into law by California Governor Schwarzenegger
‘As required by Proposition 8, California will not recognize such couples as ‘married.’ However, Senate Bill 54 will provide the same legal protections that would...
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Stephen Gately, gay singer of UK band, Boyzone, dies at 33 [video]
”Stephen was a beautiful person in both body and spirit. He lit up our lives and those of the many friends he had all over...
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Lady Gaga performs amazing rendition of ‘Imagine’ at gay rights fundraiser [video]
People of the nation Are you listening? It isn’t equal if it’s sometimes I want a real democracy Imagine all the people Could love equally…...
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Conservatives, Republicans bitter as House approves gay Hate Crimes measure
”We believe this is a poison pill, poisonous enough that we refuse to be blackmailed into voting for a piece of social agenda that has...
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Study shows lesbians discharged from military at proportionally higher rate
”We have always known that women are disproportionately affected by ‘don’t ask, don’t tell. But the Air Force data are particularly troubling and raise questions...
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Gay blogger serves up contempt for Obama’s presence at HRC Dinner
”If Obama wants to support gay equality, he knows what to do…. If HRC believes in gay equality, they also know what to do. So...
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Gay-inclusive Hate Crimes legislation easily passes House of Representatives
”I am extremely pleased to mark the passage of the historic Hate Crimes Prevention Act within the National Defense Authorization Act. It is remarkable that,...
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Mayoral Welcome
D.C. Mayor Adrian Fenty (D) not only welcomed National Equality March participants to town on Friday night -- he provided a boost to the city’s...
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Nickles Hits Initiative
In a letter dated Oct. 5, D.C. Attorney General Peter Nickles has advised that a proposed ballot initiative to vote on defining marriage in the...
