News + Politics
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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...
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Pro-Gay, Pro-Choice
As night fell on May 31, the candlelight vigils around the country for the murdered Dr. George Tiller included one at Dupont Circle. Several dozen...
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Nickles Says No
D.C. Attorney General Peter J. Nickles issued an opinion today, June 11, advising the D.C. Board of Elections and Ethics to reject a proposed referendum...
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Creigh Deeds: Virginia’s Democrats choose flip-flopper on gay marriage rights
”Marriage to me is between a man and a woman. I voted for the constitutional amendment in 2005 and 2006. I voted for that issue...
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Finally: Adam Lambert comes out for Rolling Stone mag
””I don’t think it should be a surprise for anyone to hear that I’m gay… I’m proud of my sexuality. I embrace it. It’s just...
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Supreme Court rejects request to hear gay soldiers’ case against Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell
”I think this decision is an absolute travesty of justice and I think every judge on this court should be ashamed of themselves…. The Supreme...
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Frank Kameny, 84, to be honored at D.C. Pride
“To the government and lawyers we were criminals. To the religious people we were sinners. To the psychiatrists we were sick,” he said. “There was...
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AIDS Quilt founder, Cleve Jones: New Gay March On Washington this October 11 [video]
”It is time to march again. Time to end this state-by-state, county-by-county, city-by-city struggle for equality and rip apart the patchwork of inequality that it...
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Barack Obama: Gays have a friend in me, but I’m not touching that marriage thing [video]
”I think gays and lesbians have a friend in the White House, because I’ve consistently committed myself to civil unions, making sure they have the...
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With 6 You Get Nuptials: New Hampshire legalizes same-sex marriage
”Today we’re standing up for the liberties of same-sex couples by making clear that they will receive the same rights, responsibilities, and respect under New...
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Gay penguins continue to adopt in spite of controversy
”Z and Vielpunkt, both males, gladly accepted their ‘Easter gift’ and got straight down to raising it…. Since the chick arrived, they have been behaving...
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Chief Check-In
As the District gears up for this month's Capital Pride celebrations, a basement meeting room of the Foundry United Methodist Church at 1500 16th St....
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Three of a Kind
Pride in Washington is not just a weekend affair. Everyone knows the big Capital Pride Parade and Festival -- June 13 and 14, respectively, along...
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Divine Intervention
When it comes to marriage equality, the conventional wisdom is that God is on the side of those opposed, that homophobic clergy are the rule...
