All posts tagged "gay"
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NBA’s Jason Collins comes out in SI interview
“I’m a 34-year-old NBA center. I’m black. And I’m gay. … I didn’t set out to be the first openly gay athlete playing in a...
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Not enough openly gay and lesbian MPs in Parliament says Britain’s Yvette Cooper
“The truth is we don’t have enough openly gay and lesbian MPs being selected for parliament; just as we don’t have enough black and minority...
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D.C. Leaders Show Support for Jason Collins
Jason Collins, a National Basketball Association (NBA) free agent who was traded by the Boston Celtics to the Washington Wizards in February, came out as...
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Alan Gendreau “not part of the NFL draft.”
“Just an FYI. I am NOT a part of the NFL draft. I am training right now with hopes of landing a tryout at a...
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French National Assembly approves marriage equality
“The April 23, 2013, vote marks a new step toward equality for all couples and all families.” Inter-LGBT, an umbrella organization of several French LGBT...
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DC Health Clinic Now Recommending Meningitis Vaccination for Some Gay and Bi Men
Whitman-Walker Health, the local nonprofit community health center that specializes in HIV/AIDS and LGBT-sensitive care, is advising self-identified gay and bisexual men, as well as...
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English football player Robbie Rogers explains his decision to come out and leave soccer behind
“I started feeling very different and it was a case of, ‘All right, I’m good at football and I get attention from girls. Why don’t...
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That’s a lot of members: Grindr surpasses the 6 million mark on its 4th Birthday
Today, Grindr turns 4. True, that’s still a toddler in human years, but for an app, it’s akin to middle age, or at least the...
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Boy Scouts send out a survey with gay-related questions
“Bob is 15 years old, and the only openly gay Scout in a Boy Scout troop. Is it acceptable or unacceptable for the troop leader...
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Mary-Louise Parker denies making a gay slur
“Do you want to wake up tomorrow? I’ll make one phone call.” — Antique-store owner Daniel Seldin, describing in a police report what Mary-Louise Parker...
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AP Stylebook to recognize same-sex marriage in “husband, wife” entry
“Regardless of sexual orientation, ‘husband’ or ‘wife’ is acceptable in all references to individuals in any legally recognized marriage. ‘Spouse’ or ‘partner’ may be used...
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IHOP Shooting Suspect Arraigned
The Washington woman accused of shooting a gay man at an IHOP restaurant in Columbia Heights last year, during an altercation where she and two...
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AP updates its stylebook to not reflect the use of husband or wife for same sex marriages
“We were asked how to report about same-sex couples who call themselves ‘husband’ and ‘wife.’ Our view is that such terms may be used in...
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Clear Harvey Milk Airport for Takeoff
For many, airports are uncomfortable complexes of invasive pat-downs, overpriced sundries and shoeless shuffling. Surly exchanges across countless customer-service counters provide tense white noise between...
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Daniel Radcliffe’s gay sex scene in Kill Your Darlings
“It’s shocking by the sheer fact that it’s me. Otherwise, it’s entirely unshocking that I’m playing Allen Ginsberg in a film about self and sexual...
