News + Politics
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Plea Accepted
Exactly one year after Tony Randolph Hunter, a gay 37-year-old resident of Clinton, Md., died of injuries sustained after being attacked while en route to...
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Marching On
With the National Equality March less than a month away, the D.C. Host Committee has set a Sept. 22 fundraising goal of $10,000, with major...
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Time To Act
I am a great proponent of making the case for marriage equality. As the battle in D.C. heated up this past spring and summer, I...
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Renegades Routed
The field at Stead Park, where the Washington Renegades Rugby Football Club has played for nearly a decade, is almost back to normal -- but...
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Staying in the House
U.S. Rep. Barney Frank thought about running for the U.S. Senate, but that was five years ago, when it looked like Democratic presidential candidate John...
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White House nominates Chai Feldblum, long-time GLBT rights advocate, to Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
” the most important effect of this will be when ENDA passes. The EEOC will be the agency responsible for issuing regulations for its enforcement....
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La Vida Boheme: Patrick Swayze, star of drag classic “Too Wong Foo” dies at 57
”Oh, sweet pea. Now, you listen to your Auntie Vida. I want you to believe in yourself, imagine good things and moisturize, I cannot stress...
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Details emerge over Atlanta Eagle raid: Complaint of drugs, sexual activity led to fruitless 2-hour search of 62 patrons
”What happened to the customers was an assault. They were not free to go. There was no suspicion any of them had committed a crime....
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For the drag queens: MTV Awards feature Janet, Madonna, Beyonce, Pink, Gaga — oh, but that Kanye! [video]
”I love you guys. This is for my * fans. You’re the best fans in the world and I love you. And it’s for God...
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Elton John, 62, wants to adopt Ukranian toddler, Lev [video]
”Because of the traveling that I do, and the life I have, maybe it wouldn’t be the fair thing for a child. But after seeing...
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Interpret this: Need for Census data on gay couples needs defending
”Why does the census ask if people are young or old, black or white, married or single? It’s because we want to understand if the...
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Unspeakable horror: Islamic extremists using chat rooms to target gays for torture & murder
”It is the easiest way to find those people who are destroying Islam and who want to dirty the reputation we took centuries to build...
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Eagle bar in Atlanta raided by police for having dancers & “underwear night”
”No patron was arrested. I was under the impression the only time you needed a license… is if they’re strippers. These dancers were in their...
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Catania says enough sponsors to pass “Civil Marriage Act” allowing gay marriage in Washington, DC
”For me, I have to be honest, it’s a particularly satisfying point in time to have a community and the council that is so committed...
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Alan Turing, gay computer scientist, receives apology from UK Prime Minister 55 years after suicide
”Turing was a quite brilliant mathematician, most famous for his work on breaking the German Enigma codes. It is no exaggeration to say that, without...
