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Supporting Player
Center stage is quite possibly the last place you'll find Chris Svoboda. While she's had a hand in multiple efforts over the years, she's made...
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Finding Hope in Uganda
Not long ago, things were calm and somber in Uganda. But bigoted evangelical Christians from the U.S. seeking to promote a homophobic agenda led to...
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LGBT News Quotes: Whoopi, Rufus, Fox & Friends
“I have a message for the presidents of Nigeria and Uganda: You are on the wrong side of history.” — Actress and comedian Whoopi Goldberg...
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Locals React to Clarified Coverage
D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray (D) last week announced that the District of Columbia's Department of Insurance, Securities, and Banking (DISB) would be advising health insurance...
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Rah-Rah for Rye Rye
''My show is really high-energy, a lot of dancing -- Baltimore club dancing,'' Rye Rye says. Anyone who's seen the Charm City rapper perform knows...
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Anglophilic
''All three of these choreographers are at the top of their game,'' Septime Webre says, referring to Trey McIntyre, Christopher Bruce and Christopher Wheeldon. As...
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British broadcaster celebrates same-sex marriage with a musical gay wedding
British broadcaster Channel 4 is celebrating the start of same-sex weddings in England and Wales in the most appropriate way possible: by televising an hour-long...
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New poll shows same-sex marriage support at record high
“In a Post-ABC poll in March 2004, 38 percent said same-sex marriage should be legal, while 59 percent said it should not, the same percentage...
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Michele Bachmann “sorry” Jan Brewer vetoed Arizona anti-gay bill
“Religious liberties and the protection of our religious liberties is right. Right now, there’s a terrible intolerance afoot in the United States, and it’s against...
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Classic album revisited: Madonna’s “Like a Prayer” turns 25
Twenty-five years ago this March, after months of feverish anticipation, one of the most successful pop albums of the ‘80s hit stores with a whiff...
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Western conservatives make the case for marriage equality in court brief
A number of prominent conservatives from western states urged the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals to strike down state bans on same-sex marriage in a...
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Key West’s Island House all-gay resort to be sold
It has been called “best gay resort in the world” by Outtraveler.com, but the future of the Island House resort in Key West, Fla., is...
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Maryland Senate passes gender identity bill, 32-15
The Maryland Senate passed a bill Tuesday morning that prohibits discrimination in employment, housing, credit and public accommodations based on a person’s gender identity or...
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Kentucky governor to appeal gay-marriage ruling after attorney general declines
Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear announced Tuesday that he would hire outside counsel to appeal a federal court decision ordering the state to recognize same-sex marriages...
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Flashback: Cold War songs of the ’80s
With the escalating tensions between Russia and the US and Europe over the developing situation in Ukraine, thoughts of the Cold War surge back into...
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Gay servicemembers in drag fundraiser, featured in Stars & Stripes
“This has been a complete surprise. Honestly, we were doing this for a fundraiser to raise money for our organization. We didn’t think there was...
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D.C. Endorsements and Ratings Issued
With the April Democratic primary fast approaching, some of D.C.'s LGBT organizations are in the midst of vetting candidates for mayor and D.C. Council seats....
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USA moves closer to top, India more bottom in new gay travel rankings
In the 2014 Gay Travel Index released yesterday by the publishers of Spartacus International Gay Guide, the United States jumped 8 rankings while India fell...
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UPDATED: Ruby Corado Recounts Friday-Night Incident
A transgender woman was arrested Friday night in the city's 16th Street Heights neighborhood after police pulled her over for an apparently over-crowded SUV and...
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‘Religious freedom’ backlash likely to continue as next chapter in LGBT-equality effort
Last August, the New Mexico Supreme Court handed down a ruling that inflamed the religious right. In a unanimous decision, the state’s highest court found...
