News + Politics
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DOMA-signer President Clinton now says he supports gay marriage?
From TheNation.com: Asked if he personally supported same-sex marriage, Clinton replied, “Yeah.” “I personally support people doing what they want to do,” Clinton said. “I...
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Chip Pickering’s infidelity allegations make him third anti-gay politican to give “C Street” church reputation as hangout for family-values hypocrites
”After Pickering’s rejection of Governor Haley Barbour’s offer to the vacant Lott position, and because Pickering did not want to lose the love and affection...
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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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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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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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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...
