All posts by Will O'Bryan
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Transgender teen murdered by mob in Jamaica
“Judging by comments made on social media, most Jamaicans think Dwayne Jones brought his death on himself for wearing a dress and dancing in a...
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April video clip shows Russian state TV host calling gay organs ‘unsuitable’
“I think that just imposing fines on gays for homosexual propaganda among teenagers is not enough. They should be banned from donating blood, sperm. And...
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No Unified Front on Russia
Center Global, a program of The DC Center, the city's LGBT community center, welcomed about 30 people into the center's U Street space last night...
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UPDATED: Longtime Activist Sean Sasser, 44, Dies
After less than a year in Washington, having moved from Portland, Ore., as his partner, Michael Kaplan, took on the role of president and CEO...
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Russophile No More
Hey, Vlad. Two things. First, I'm mad at you. Since I'm gay, you could've guessed as much. But I've really got to get this off...
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Laverne Cox Rocks
They say a lady never reveals her age. It's a rule Laverne Cox lives by. ''I don't discuss my age,'' she says playfully, ''except to...
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Actor Stephen Fry pens open letter urging no Russia Olympics
“I am gay. I am a Jew. My mother lost over a dozen of her family to Hitler’s anti-Semitism. Every time in Russia (and it...
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HRC slams Sochi assurances following new statement out of Russia
“Within the past two days, two Russian officials have gone out of their way to contradict the IOC in no uncertain terms. The opinion of...
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Creative Calculations
The first lines of The City of Devi detail the character Sarita haggling over the price of a pomegranate. That might seem relatively insignificant, except...
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Pride House International calls on IOC to host LGBT safe space in Sochi
“We challenge the IOC to demonstrate its good faith by hosting under its aegis a Pride House in Sochi, open to all, athletes and visitors,...
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Blood Feud
Flying back to the U.S. with her Danish wife in July, Mary Coble was welcomed – albeit politely – with some institutional homophobia. So many...
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Russian LGBT Network urges no Olympic boycott
“Do not boycott the Olympics – boycott homophobia! Stand in solidarity with people in Russia and bring LGBT pride and values of human rights and...
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New Ways Ministry welcomes pope’s comments on gay clergy
“Even if doesn’t drop the sin language, this is still a major step forward, and one that can pave the way for further...
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Protesters fail to halt Lithuanian LGBT Pride Parade
“It shows that we need to march until eggs aren’t thrown anymore and people can march freely and without fear.” Giedre Purvaneckiene, a Lithuanian legislator,...
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D.C. Community Mourns Annie Kaylor
As Annie's Paramount Steakhouse has been an institution along D.C.'s 17th Street NW for decades, so, too, has its namesake Annie Kaylor. But at 85,...
