News + Politics
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Bitter loser Harry Jackson files lawsuit to force referendum against gay marriage in DC
”We are not going to sit by and allow an unelected board of bureaucrats to deny voters their rightful say on this issue and, by...
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Obama extends some benefits to gay partners of Federal workers [video]
Many of our government’s hard-working and dedicated, and patriotic servants, have long been denied basic rights that their colleagues enjoy — for one simple reason:...
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NBJC Transitions
Since 2003, the National Black Justice Coalition has served as the sole national group whose primary mission is to advocate on behalf of GLBT African...
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Referendum Wrap-Up
Over the past several weeks, Bishop Harry Jackson, senior pastor at Hope Christian Church in Beltsville, Md., has been speaking, rallying and even officiating a...
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Best in Show
Chip Wells can't help but laugh when recalling some of his favorite moments and contestants at the Pride of Pets dog show held annually in...
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Forty-fied
For many adult years, when I imagined hitting my milestone 40th birthday, I pictured a small, chartered boat plying the Aegean Sea, filled with friends,...
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Referendum Rejected
The D.C. Board of Elections and Ethics (DCBOEE) has rejected a proposed referendum that would subject the District's move to recognize same-sex marriages performed in...
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If I were a boy: Chastity Bono makes female-to-male transition
”Yes, it’s true — Chaz, after many years of consideration, has made the courageous decision to honor his true identity.” Publicist Howard Bragman for Chaz...
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Judge Sotomayor’s gay nugget: Supported free expression of gay group … 33 years ago, at college
…For private citizens to try to intimidate the Gay Alliance into silence is a denial of the foundations on which a university is built. No...
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Carrie Prejean loses crown! Donald Trump fires California’s controversial pageant queen after all
”Carrie is a beautiful young woman and I wish her well as she pursues her other interests…. I told Carrie she needed to get back...
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“Butch wing” of Virginia women’s prison designed to stop lesbian sex, relationships
”I heard him say, ‘We’re going to break up some of these relationships, start a boys wing, and we’re going to take all these studs...
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Summer Sequel
From Boise to Barcelona, Shanghai to Omaha, June is a full month of GLBT pride celebrations far beyond Washington's own impressive offering. Among them, one...
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Addressing an Epidemic
Though the air-conditioning kept the sweltering D.C. evening at bay, participants at the Capital Pride Town Hall: D.C.'s HIV/AIDS Crisis could not avoid creating their...
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Get Your Kicks
Michael Pranikoff had just moved to D.C. when he discovered the Federal Triangles at the Capital Pride Festival eight years ago. Though Pranikoff had played...
