All posts tagged "LGBTQ"
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The Soft Idiocy of Low Expectations
As our extended election season grows ever sillier, we all need to consider how we got here
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DC Strokes wins silver medal at Masters National Championships
This year’s U.S. Rowing Masters National Championships was a silver moment for members of the DC Strokes Rowing Club. The members of the Men’s Open...
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Coalition to Obama: Rescind Bush-era “religious freedom” memo
A coalition of 130 LGBT or allied organizations is urging President Obama to rescind a memo from George W. Bush’s administration that they claim has...
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Mississippi adoption ban challenged in federal court
Plaintiffs seek to strike down last remaining state ban on same-sex couples adopting children
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Houston LGBT ordinance heads to ballot for voter approval
November vote will mark third time in 30 years that Houstonians will determine fate of nondiscrimination protections
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Uganda’s Pride parade will go ahead despite dangers
Amid secrecy, threats of violence and in the wake of a failed anti-gay bill, Pride will go ahead
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Margaret Cho to host fundraiser for Brother, Help Thyself
Brother, Help Thyself (BHT) has landed itself a major headliner to help raise funds for its annual grant-making efforts. Comedienne Margaret Cho will offer 100...
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Capital Tennis Association wins Atlantic Cup tournament
After a last-minute nail-biter, the team from D.C.’s Capital Tennis Association (CTA) walked away with a historic win and the Atlantic Cup in New York...
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Gay Men’s Chorus explores Cuba’s LGBT community
The Gay Men’s Chorus of Washington, D.C. are this week commemorating the end of an historic trip to Cuba. It comes as the Cuban embassy...
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President Obama putting LGBT rights “front and center” in Kenya visit
President Barack Obama will put an emphasis on the importance of LGBT rights in his state visit to Kenya, he told the BBC. Despite several...
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Opinion: The Space Between Us
White gays have a responsibility to combat the racism still inherent in society
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Roland Emmerich’s “Stonewall” dramatizes the iconic riots
Oscar-baiting film will depict the Stonewall riots that birthed the LGBT rights movement
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Adam Scott’s Overnight Success
When marriage became legal for all, The Overnight's Adam Scott took to Twitter with a message for Scalia
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Aisha Moodie-Mills: Victory Through Visibility
“I can remember growing up and my grandfather listening to Rush Limbaugh on the radio,” says Aisha Moodie-Mills. “And this is before he became such...
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Senate defeats LGBT student nondiscrimination amendment
The U.S. Senate on Tuesday evening defeated an amendment to an education bill that would have provided nondiscrimination and anti-bullying protections for LGBT children in schools. ...
