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  • Legal Eagle Lands in D.C.

    By on October 8, 2008

    On any given day, chances are you will probably catch Shannon Minter in one of two places: Washington, D.C., where he shares a home with...

  • Sarah Palin ‘tolerant’ of gays ‘choosing’ partners; Joe Biden claims Constitutional guarantee for same-sex benefits

    By on October 3, 2008

    Debate Moderator Gwen Ifil: Do you support, as they do in Alaska, granting same-sex benefits to couples? Sen Joe Biden: Absolutely. Do I support granting...

  • Friends and Front Pages

    By on August 20, 2008

    As the National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association brings its national convention back to D.C., my travel plans have me elsewhere. That's unfortunate, as I...

  • John McCain vows “fight” against gay marriage [video]

    By on June 4, 2008

    “I just believe, frankly, in the sanctity and unique status of marriage between man and woman. That’s what I believe. And that’s what I support....

  • Equal Protection Victory

    By on May 21, 2008

    The California Supreme Court's May 15 ruling ending marriage discrimination is remarkable not just for the fact of victory, but for the strength and sweep...

  • Metro Weekly Reader's Digest

    By on January 2, 2008

    JANUARY Where the GLBT community is concerned, 2007 was a sad year that began -- and ended -- with death. Most months included a notable...

  • Last Word

    By on December 26, 2007

    ''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...

  • Inside Outing

    By on September 19, 2007

    Mike Rogers of blogActive.com has been riding high since he was proved right in his charges that anti-gay Idaho Sen. Larry Craig (R) was seeking...

  • Tale of Two Mommies

    By on May 9, 2007

    Janet Jenkins has been fighting for visitation rights to her 5-year-old daughter, Isabella, for more than three years now. Throughout her ongoing custody battle with...

  • A Dominion Decision

    By on November 1, 2006

    While D.C.'s election stories may have burned brightest back in September, the states that surround the nation's capital have taken up the torch for closely...

  • Kameny's Gay Paper Trail

    By on October 11, 2006

    For nearly half a century, Franklin Edward Kameny has been indispensable in creating the American gay rights movement. And he saved everything, squirreling away documents,...

  • Gay Is Good

    By on October 4, 2006

    Frank Kameny's life in the upper Northwest, Palisades corner of Washington looks quiet enough. The retiree lives in a modest home on a serene, tree-lined...

  • On the Bright Side

    By on August 2, 2006

    For gay-marriage litigants, July was the cruelest month. Prior to the Washington Supreme Court decision in Andersen v. King County, there were two substantive state...

  • State of Mind

    By on May 17, 2006

    It's been a busy a time in Maryland. And that suits Dan Furmansky just fine. The 32-year-old executive director of Equality Maryland, the state's most...

  • Joe Solmonese

    By on March 15, 2006

    ''This weekend is all about the election.'' As almost 200 people are streaming into D.C. for the Human Rights Campaign's annual spring meeting, Joe Solmonese...