News + Politics
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Death Stuns District
The news of Desi Deschaine's death spread like wildfire Tuesday morning in both the real and virtual worlds. By noon, July 14, there were more...
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Bias Ball
It's Monday, July 13, and Sonia Sotomayor has begun her Senate hearings. My guess is that she will soon be named to the Supreme Court....
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Great Gay Gathering
Rob McGuire (Photo by Yusef Najafi) Organizers of the second annual ''Bring Your Own Everything Family Picnic'' were pleased with the comfortably sunny weather on...
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Cruel Countdown
One way to look at bi-national couples, couples of differing nationalities, is as a booming business. Enter ''mail order brides'' into nearly any search engine...
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Charge: Injustice
A D.C. Superior Court grand jury has indicted Robert Lee Hannah with a misdemeanor assault charge for the Sept. 7, 2008, attack that left Tony...
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Gay TV and film director, Todd Holland, apologizes for telling gay actors success is in remaining closeted
”For people who know me, they know that I believe it’s important for people to live openly and authentically, and I am sorry for my...
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Bakersfield TV “exposes” gay sex solitication, used condoms in public parks; GLAAD calls report ”inflammatory” [video]
”Fueling anti-gay stereotypes is never in the public interest. GLAAD strongly condemns KBAK’s airing of a story that uses tactics and language that feed on...
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Senator Harry Reid speaks in favor of suspending ”Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell”
”We’re having trouble getting people into the military. And I think that we shouldn’t turn down anybody that’s willing to fight for our country, certainly...
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”Harry Potter” star Daniel Radcliffe addresses gay rumors, Dumbledore outing
”I grew up around gay people my entire life, basically, that’s possibly why I’m quite camp, and some people think I’m gay when I meet...
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Episcopal Church votes to allow more gay Bishops
”It’s not an attempt to fly in the face of the Anglican Communion. It’s an attempt to deepen relationships with the rest of the communion,...
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Citation of affectionate gays leads to 100-person “kiss-in” at Mormon temple [video]
”They targeted us. We weren’t doing anything inappropriate or illegal, or anything most people would consider inappropriate for any other couple.” Matt Aune of Salt...
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La Mesa, CA councilwoman retracts support for ”lewd and lascivious” San Diego Gay Pride Parade, public reacts
”Her letter was just disappointing. The words she was using were disappointing coming from an elected official in the year 2009.” Ron deHarte, organizer of...
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Life Preservers
While the recession may have left the District of Columbia Aquatics Club (DCAC) more than $4,000 short of its fundraising goal for this year's Maryland...
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10-Year-Old Boys
With ''leather boys'' from as far away as Korea in attendance, the DC Boys of Leather celebrated its 10th anniversary last weekend with a ''run''...
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White Attire Returns
From a backyard party to one of the District's most dazzling annual events, to something of a hybrid, Abdur-Rahim Briggs has been doing his part...
