All posts tagged "hrc"
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From Freedom Plaza to Handcuffs [video]
Kathy Griffin was the headliner for the Human Rights Campaign rally for repeal of ''Don't Ask, Don't Tell'' held under sunny skies on Thursday, March...
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''Not Guilty, Not Ashamed and Not Finished''
''I am not guilty, I am not ashamed, and I am not finished,'' Lt. Dan Choi said while standing in chains befor D.C. Superior Court...
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Kathy Griffin supports gay soldiers [video]
On Thursday, March 18, Kathy Griffin joined a crowd gathered at Freedom Plaza in Washington D.C., calling for a repeal of ''Don't Ask Don't Tell.''...
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Hearing, Rally and Arrests
A day that began with the formality of a ''Don't Ask, Don't Tell'' (DADT) Senate hearing took a turn for the dramatic Thursday with the...
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Love, D.C. Style [video]
Last week the first same-sex couples in the District applied for legal marriage licenses – on Tuesday, March 9, they were able to legally sanction...
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Don't Ask, Don't Tell Â… Don't Vote?
When asked about equality advocates' concern that a moratorium on enforcement of the military's ''Don't Ask, Don't Tell'' policy would put off a vote on...
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On Being First
''Being the first sucks,'' Amanda Simpson, one of the first openly trans appointments to a federal government position, told ABC News. ''I'd rather not be...
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Coming Out ''Mike-sexual''
The evolution of the District is fast-paced these days. The population is growing, streetcars are on their way, and there's once again a first lady...
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No Safe Zone
It took him 18 months of paperwork, pulling bureaucratic strings, and making calls, but ''Hussam'' finally made it to New York, little more than a...
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Proud Parents
In some places around the country, gay and lesbian people are still banned from adopting children. Likely in those same areas -- and well beyond...
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Keeping the Faith
Not every preacher, not every church, not every congregation opposes the rights of GLBT people -- but far too many people believe that's the case....
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The Time Has Come
The news out of Kansas really shouldn't have come as a shock. It was a new version of an old story. In February, the Kansas...
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D.C.'s Countdown to Destiny
There have been other Inauguration Days in U.S. history and many are yet to come. But on Jan. 20, 2009, America will break a long...
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Civil Strategy
California voters spoke Nov. 4 when they pulled the plug on marriage equality for gays and lesbians -- won in the California Supreme Court less...
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Lending an Ear
In the District, people talk about HIV/AIDS -- a lot. Of course, with a statistical profile that puts D.C. on par with sub-Saharan Africa when...
