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Prop 8 Judge Walker, Now Retired, Tells Reporters He’s Gay
Now retired, former U.S. District Court Judge Vaughn Walker, who presided of the Perry v. Schwarzenegger trial over the constitutionality of California’s Proposition 8, was...
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Senators Kerry, Leahy, 10 Others Ask DOJ, DHS to Hold Same-Sex Bi-National Couples’ Immigration Petitions
Following up on the March 31 letter that Rep. Rush Holt (D-N.J.) sent to Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano seeking a stop on deportations of...
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Warm Welcome
Thank you, Ms. Perkins. You don't know me, but you sort of made my day. What you do know is that my husband and I...
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Driven to Complaint
Alejandro Moreno hadn't planned to do much on Sunday afternoon but enjoy the city's springtime weather with his friend and roommate, Elva Lovoz. That led...
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Election Day
When Gertrude Stein Democratic Club President Jeffrey Richardson left the organization to serve as the director of the Mayor's Office of GLBT Affairs, Lateefah Williams,...
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LCR Backs Mara
D.C.'s LGBT Republicans, as represented by the local chapter of Log Cabin Republicans, may not enjoy quite as much influence as their Democratic counterparts, the...
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Gurls Gone Wild
Ashliana Rowe's mother helped her daughter choose a stage name -- to use in performing burlesque. ''I actually emailed my mom,'' says Rowe. '''Mom, I...
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Taking Liberty
It's a small world, after all. No, there are no animated dolls serenading you about global peace and world unity in a trip around Ford's...
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Pop Seduction
Britney Spears just wants to fuck. Is that so wrong? All throughout Femme Fatale, her new seventh studio set, Spears talks about getting it on...
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Queer Ear
Susan Werner trained to be an opera singer, but admits she ''was a little too much of an introvert.'' She wasn't loud enough. Instead, Werner...
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DADT's Last Gasps
More than three months ago, on Dec. 22, 2010, President Barack Obama signed the Don't Ask, Don't Tell Repeal Act into law, declaring to the...
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Rules of the Game
Morgan Meneses-Sheets has opponents. They include members of the local LGBT community. As the leader of Maryland's equal-rights advocacy organization, Equality Maryland, Meneses-Sheets's leadership has...
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Horoscope
Heavenly Round-Up: Things are more like they are now than they've ever been. You can take advantage of this confluence of shifting energies. Start up...
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Celebrating Business
Every year, the Capital Area Gay and Lesbian Chamber of Commerce (CAGLCC) celebrates by recognizing LGBT individuals who have made a difference, directly or indirectly,...
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DC’s Holy Covenant UCC hosts gay marriages for seven Charlotte, NC couples
”On Monday, April 4, Holy Covenant hosted a champagne (sparkling juice) toast for the 7 couples who traveled to Washington to be married. Rabbi Judy...
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Lady Gaga confronts anti-gay protester; says ‘Country’ remix of ‘Born This Way’ benefits gay group [video]
”What I’m trying to understand is, there’s 3,000 standing in my line, and nobody standing in your line. Who’s going to hell? … If it...
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Assault on gay college students by teenagers at Pennsylvania’s Swarthmore
”Sort of out of nowhere, one of them hit me in the head and I went down.” An unnamed gay student at Swarthmore College, who...
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Rhode Island considers ‘reciprocal beneficiaries’ for gays; NOM asserts race-based opposition on gay marriage
”15-31-1. Purpose of chapter – Rights and related responsibilities. — (a) The purpose of this chapter is to permit any two (2) unmarried persons who...
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Same-Sex Partners Included in Open Enrollment Period for Federal Long-Term Care Insurance
On Monday, April 4, the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) launched the Federal Long Term Care Insurance Program (FLTCIP) Open Season. The program, which OPM...
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Just announced: Signature’s new season includes Hairspray and Xanadu
Signature Theatre, in Arlington, Va. announced its 2011-2012 season today and among the surprises: Hairspray, the Broadway musical based on the 1988 John Waters film,...
