News + Politics
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Hate Church run off by Brooklyn students; Virginia court declares Westboro protected, solider’s family deserves nothing
”I guess we won the protest, because they left first.” Julie Aker, a student at Brooklyn Tech, in New York, who was one of nearly...
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Prosecution Gives Charge Rationale
The United States Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia (USAO-DC) has released a 14-page sentencing memorandum, outlining the government's reasoning in charging Robert Lee...
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He’s Funny Like That: Barney Frank keeps ’em laughing on Jay Leno [video]
”I guess, of the three, I would Limbaugh, because it would be very painful, and he would come with the painkillers which...
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NY Times Mag covers tough lives of young gay teens
”It was a whole big drama at school. Some guys made fun of us, others hit on us. Most middle-school guys are total, complete morons.”...
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Gay Man Missing
Kevin Britt Jr. Updated: Britt has been found (Read full story).The Prince George's County Police Department is looking for Kevin Britt Jr., a 23-year-old resident of...
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AIDS Walk Returns
At one moment Tuesday evening, Sept. 22, the online ticker for AIDS Walk Washington just passed the $415,000 mark in total donations. With 11 days...
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Come Together
''Our Time is Now,'' according to a call to action by several local GLBT groups seeking marriage equality. ''It is an invitation for all the...
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Gloves Come Off
Silence filled the auditorium at the University of the District of Columbia Monday evening as about 200 attendees and a panel of speakers waited and...
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Plea-Bargain Backlash
Chris Farris is just one of many people counting down the days until Wednesday, Oct. 14. That's the day that Farris, co-chair of Gays and...
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Census’ interim “Survey” reflects lower count for same-sex couples
”We don’t think Census is doing us dirty here. They improved the way they designed the form, so they got fewer false reports from opposite-sex...
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Senator Coburn’s chief of staff: NIH proved homosexuality is not genetic, pornography causes homosexuality; tell boys Playboy = homo [video]
”It’s been a few years, but not that many, since I was closely associated with pre-adolescent boys — boys who are like 10-12 years of...
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Please have your drag ID ready: CraigsList prostitutes cause gay bar conundrum
”Since I am not a full-time trans, it is not really feasible for me to have my ‘femme’ photo on my license. This is discrimination,...
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Outings via Facebook: MIT students calculate who’s gay … well, the men anyway
”When they first did it, it was absolutely striking – we said, ‘Oh my God – you can actually put some computation behind that. That...
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NBC comedy features gay marriage … for penguins [video]
”When you performed a marriage for gay penguins using taxpayer money on government property, you were symbolically taking a stand for the gay marriage agenda…....
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Obama’s Justice Department: Government not required to give any benefits to legally married gay couples
”In making this filing, the department is bound by the only precedent that exists, which is that no court has found such a right to...
