Search results for "equality act"
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Calling on Annapolis
When thinking about Equality Maryland's upcoming Lobby Day in Annapolis on Monday, Feb. 11, Dan Furmansky, the equal-rights organization's executive director, can't help but quote...
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Clarification
In Feel the Heat (Domestic Partner, 1/31/08), jetBlue Airways was credited with being the first U.S. airline to include anti-discrimination protection for gender identity when...
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Branching Out
The D.C. Chapter of Immigration Equality will host a reception and fundraiser in support of same-sex, bi-national couples, and GLBT or HIV-positive asylum seekers, on...
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Going for Barack
''We are one people.'' It is easy to say, but we have struggled over it for 232 years. The charismatic speaker, who once wrestled with...
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Gold Rush
''Oh, goddammit, fuckhead ass!'' Judy Gold's phone won't stop making loud bleeping noises. And it's getting on her nerves. And the one thing you don't...
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Marriage Buildup
Lawmakers in Maryland finalized a definition for ''domestic partner'' last week to comply with a state law passed last year that requires insurance companies in...
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An Ally's Death
When Maryland's equal rights organization, Equality Maryland, approached democratic State Senator Gwendolyn T. Britt in September about being a lead sponsor of a bill that...
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Beam Me Out!
Floating through space -- further from us than Mars, but not so far as Jupiter -- there is a large piece of rock making its...
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Last Word
''Is it dying basically for lack of interest? Military managers may be turning a blind eye because it's a nuisance, and we need these people.''...
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Metro Weekly Reader's Digest
JANUARY Where the GLBT community is concerned, 2007 was a sad year that began -- and ended -- with death. Most months included a notable...
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2008: The Year in Preview
All dates are subject to change at each organizer's discretion. For more detailed information as the dates for events approach, contact each event organizer or...
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Last Word
''I don't feel like I should have to hide my sexuality.'' --Bethany Laccone, a student from I.C. Norcom High School in Portsmouth, Va., who was...
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Resolution to Wed
The Kensington, Md., Town Council passed a civil marriage equality resolution on Monday, Dec. 10, calling on Maryland legislators to enact the Religious Freedom &...
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False Cure
Sharon Kass of Silver Spring, a stranger, is concerned for my welfare. In March 2006 she sent me links to several ''ex-gay'' Web sites. In...
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Last Word
''I am gay and there's no reason to hide it.... It was not a campaign issue. There is not a gay agenda.'' -- Brian Bates,...
