News + Politics
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Solemn Celebration
''Emotionally difficult'' are the words Jeffrey Richardson uses to describe the 33rd Anniversary Leadership Awards for the Gertrude Stein Democrat Club, of which he is...
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Marriage Meetings
Monday, Oct. 26, is bound to be a red-letter day for plenty of locals interested in making marriage equality a reality in the District. The...
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March Madness
There have been Princess Dianas and Marge Simpsons, Dorothys and Sarah Palins. Coming up on its 24th year, the annual High Heel Race changes to...
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Details mag get’s girly with Adam Lambert [video]
”They go, ‘Jesus loves you, too.’ One time I just blurted out, ‘I’m Jewish, okay? I don’t need another crucifix! This is not an appropriate...
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Odd Mob: Hit man plays gay card during plea for reduced sentence of Mafia crimes
”He was summoned to perform an act that he found totally unacceptable afterward. He did follow through, but he found the incident to be so...
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Attack in Tulsa highlights lack of coverage for gays under state’s Hate Crime protection
”I could hear the hatred in her voice and the way she was talking to me. I could really tell her hatred toward homosexuals…. She...
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Petition condition: US Supreme Court extends hiding of names on anti-gay petition in Washington state
”The Supreme Court is simply preserving the status quo while opponents of disclosure get their full day in court, and we respect that. We continue...
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Rhode Island’s Governor Carcieri protested by gays for declaring marriage is “not a civil right” [video]
”It is a not civil right. I get aggravated when it is portrayed that way. Marriage is a license by the state. It is about...
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Buju Banton meets with gays: Hope for future dialog but no apology offered
”You have a bad PR problem. I’m not gonna get a medal for talking to you…. I’m more hopeful walking out of here than walking...
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Gay man from Queens, NY surprised he’s alive after suffering horrible attack
I thought I died…. Better it was me. Someone else may not have survived it…. I hope they rot in jail.’‘ Jack Price, 49, speaking...
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Lesbian highschooler denied place in yearbook for wearing “male” tuxedo
”I think I have just as much right as everyone else to be in that yearbook…. I figured I’ve been going there for 13 years,...
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Gay man dies after beating in busy Trafalgar Square by 3 teens (2 girls, one boy)
”Mr Baynham was a 62-year-old man who was simply travelling to enjoy a night out with a friend when he was attacked with such tragic...
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Mormon leader calls for increased anti-gay politics; Sen. Reid supports gays, not ”marriage”
”We must insist on our constitutional right and duty to exercise our religion, to vote our consciences on public issues and to participate in elections...
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”Daily Show” covers gay Equality March, missing media coverage [video]
”Gay people aren’t vampires! They show up on camera.” Jon Stewart taking on Fox News and most other TV media outlets’ that provided very little...
