All posts tagged "dc"
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Historic Day in D.C.
At 6 a.m. this morning, March 3, Angelisa Young and Sinjoyla Townsend arrived at the Carl Moultrie Courthouse where, nearly three hours later, they would...
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Celebrating Marriage Equality [video]
Counting down the minutes until D.C. marriage equality legislation became law, D.C. Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D) threw a celebratory party in the Rayburn House...
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Marriage Marches On [video]
With Washington's marriage equality law going into effect on March 3, up to 100 couples made the trek to the D.C. courthouse to submit their...
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Judge Sides with City
D.C. Superior Court Judge Judith Macaluso ruled this afternoon, Jan. 14, that the initiative sought by Bishop Harry Jackson on behalf of the Stand4Marriage D.C....
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Marriage Nears the Finish Line
The passage of the marriage equality bill by D.C. City Council on December 15 and signing of the bill by Mayor Adrian Fenty later that...
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Final Vote Victory
The Religious Freedom and Civil Marriage Equality Amendment Act of 2009 passed its second reading during a City Council legislative meeting Tuesday afternoon, Dec. 15,...
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Bob King begs Congress: Ignore our home rule, help keep marriage from DC’s gays [video]
”I’m doing this because the city council and the mayor have given me no choice…. Marion Barry and Yvette Alexander. We have a number of...
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”The Real World DC” releases first look at new series and Mike, its bisexual / gay / questioning cast member [video]
“I don’t think you’re comfortable just being yourself. You’re not even comfortable with your own sexuality. How are you comfortable being yourself?” Ashley, the confrontational...
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Catholic stink pits religion against equal treatment of DC’s gay families, and the distribution of taxpayer dollars [video]
”The legal recognition of same-sex unions poses a multifaceted threat to the very fabric of society, striking at the source from which society and culture...
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Nickles Hits Initiative
In a letter dated Oct. 5, D.C. Attorney General Peter Nickles has advised that a proposed ballot initiative to vote on defining marriage in the...
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Catania Debuts Marriage-Equality Bill
As promised, Councilmember David Catania (I-At large) today introduced the Religious Freedom and Civil Marriage Equality Amendment Act of 2009, seeking to bring marriage equality...
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Meet the Press
It should come as no surprise that one chapter of Kerry Eleveld's life contains a stint as an amateur stand-up comic. Her keen wit, sharp...
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NOM's New HQ
If you missed the ''Gathering Storm'' ads on TV, there's still a good chance you caught the parody on YouTube. Whichever version you may have...
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Political Split
Four months after being fired from his post as the director of the D.C. Department of Parks and Recreation -- the highest openly gay appointee...
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Referendum Rejected
The D.C. Board of Elections and Ethics (DCBOEE) has rejected a proposed referendum that would subject the District's move to recognize same-sex marriages performed in...
