News + Politics
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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...
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Gay sex club in Logan Circle scrutinized by City Paper, NBC TV 4 [video]
Unfortunately for Men’s Parties, police and city officials operate on a more traditional definition of “safety.” The man’s death marks the second major incident at...
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180 Days for Death
Judge Rafael Diaz of the D.C. Superior Court sentenced Robert Lee Hannah to the maximum of 180 days, on Wednesday, Oct. 14, for ''simple assault''...
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Walking Tall
Whitman-Walker Clinic announced last week that the 23rd annual AIDS Walk Washington fundraiser raised more than $800,000 for the clinic. Shawn Decker (Photo by Ward...
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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,...
