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  • Generation Last

    Carl Paladino really is the unwanted gift that keeps on giving, a politician whose every apology leads to another apology in a recursive loop that...

  • No Place Safe

    Ben Carver is not talking to the press. But in a nearly 1,700-word Oct. 5 blog post on BenCarver.com, the D.C. resident describes how he...

  • Stein Offers Awards

    There's certainly cause to celebrate, says Gertrude Stein Democratic Club President Jeffrey Richardson of the group's upcoming annual awards reception on Oct. 28. ''We're really...

  • BREAKING: DADT IS SUSPENDED

    U.S. District Court Judge Virginia A. Phillips has suspended enforcement of the military’s “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell”...

  • Twelve Years Ago, Lessons for Today

    On the evening of October 11, 1998, NPR’s Daniel Zwerdling began telling a story on All Things Considered that would become a part of the...

  • Stating the “State of Play”

    More than 10 hours of interview time covering interviews with the leaders of 15 LGBT organizations that have a national scope or impact. One magazine...

  • Stand Against Criminalization

    On the weekend of Sept. 25, the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) raided a hotel in Northwest in a prostitution-related sting. MPD has confirmed that six...

  • State of Play

    Mara Keisling, the executive director of the National Center for Transgender Equality, had a key legislative priority for the 111th

  • View from the Hill

    On April 21, Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.) called Get Equal's protest of a hearing held by House Education and Labor Committee Chairman George Miller (D-Calif.)...

  • Looking at the “State of Play”

    This week’s Metro Weekly‘s cover story — out Thursday — is a detailed look at many of the LGBT organizations that...

  • Awaiting the Grand Gesture

    In the coming weeks and months, the Obama administration, through the Department of Justice, will face multiple decisions about whether and how to appeal trial...

  • A Log Cabin Evening [video]

    The Log Cabin Republicans held its national dinner on Sept. 22 at the Capitol Hill Club, where the group honored Sen. John Cornyn and Rep....

  • A Lasting Impression

    President Barack Obama would like you to be impressed with his progress on repealing the military ban on open gay and lesbian servicemembers. ''Here, I've...

  • Wonderful Wins

    The fight for gay equality at home and on the battlefield won encouraging court victories last week. In a case brought by ACLU of Washington...

  • Father Figure

    Joseph Palacios is a man of God. He's also a doctor of sociology, a Mexican American, a Fulbright scholar, a presidential appointee on the board...