News + Politics
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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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Maryland gay marriages? Attorney General Gansler examines out-of-state recognition
”In some ways, this could be a back door toward marriage equality. I hold out hope for the day that it’s part of our everyday...
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President Obama’s Gay Pride Proclamation
Forty years ago, patrons and supporters of the Stonewall Inn in New York City resisted police harassment that had become all too common for members...
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Do we have to hear about Dick Cheney’s thoughts on gay marriage? [video]
”Well, I think freedom means freedom for everyone. And as many of you know, my daughter is gay, and its something that we’ve lived with...
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Harry Jackson’s ‘army’ moves to force voter referendum on gay marriage in DC
”We will have an army of signature collectors out in the community and into the churches to make it happen. We have every confidence we...
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Invincible! High school votes gay male as Prom Queen
“I will be wearing a suit, but don’t be fooled, deep down inside, I am a queen! … At one time, prom may have been...
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Reverend carried away after insisting on handing Obama anti-gay marriage letter
”Gays represent a small percentage of the population, but they are powerful church leaders, politicians, judges, and movie executives. For the most part they are...
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Maggie’s Rotten Potatoe: Anti-gay marriage ad teaches typos to New York children
”Say no to same same sex marraige.” Two typos found in the latest TV commercial from Maggie Gallagher‘s National Organization for Marriage. She is basically...
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Dupont Circle rally brings out hundreds of gay marriage supporters, Proposition 8 protesters [video]
“This is a national issue as you all know. And while I found that the decision today in California was depressing, we have the ability...
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Trial Date Set
At this point, a murder trial in the murder of Robert Wone seems unlikely. It's been more than three years and no one has been...
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Correction
In the May 21 profile of Aisha Mills, ''Woman on the Verge,'' Mills' partner, Danielle Moodie, was incorrectly identified as a public-relations professional. Moodie works...
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Equality Crew
It might just seem like a day at the races, as men and women from across the Mid-Atlantic -- as well as some from as...
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Girl Talk
Looking back at the Sexual Minority Youth Assistance League's annual fall brunch event over the past several years, Betsey Pursell noticed something missing: women. ''It...
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The Color of Pride
It's been days since DC Black Pride's Pure Love Unity Festival wrapped up with a performance by Crystal Waters, but organizers of the annual event...
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Captive Audience
On Sunday evening of DC Black Pride weekend, African-American Collective Theater (ACT) presented a sneak peek at Play Ball, a new play by director/writer Alan...
