News + Politics
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No Safe Zone
It took him 18 months of paperwork, pulling bureaucratic strings, and making calls, but ''Hussam'' finally made it to New York, little more than a...
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Marion Barry lashes out at gay Councilman David Catania, claiming emotional ‘personal vendetta’
”I attribute your latest actions to my ‘no’ vote on recognizing same sex marriages from other states. Prior to the vote, we worked together cordially...
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Tampa TV station airs 1-hour Christian commercial with extremely anti-gay statements on Gay Pride Day
”It was a slap in the face of the gay pride movement. It was an hourlong attack on gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people.” R....
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Broadway’s ‘Hair’ cancels October 11 show to be at new March On Washington
From Variety: Producers of “Hair” have decided to cancel the Oct. 11 perf…. Oskar Eustis — a.d. of the Public Theater, one of the producers...
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Sotomayor passes on question about impending gay marriage issue at Supreme Court confirmation [video]
Sen. Grassley: Do you agree that marriage is a question reserved for the states to decide based on Baker vs. Nelson? Judge Sotomayor: That also...
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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,...
