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Jeffrey Austin to perform at Capital Pride Heroes Gala
Jeffrey Austin will be the musical act at the Capital Pride Heroes Gala on June 1. The Chicago native began singing at an early age, but put any musical aspirations on...
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Friday night vigil will remember slain transgender woman
The local D.C. area LGBT community, now in morning, will come together for a vigil on Friday, April 22, to honor the life of Keyonna...
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Parents of trans children hope Title IX ruling leads to restroom victory
A legal victory for a trans Virginia high school student could have implications for other school districts
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Appeals court rules in favor of trans student over bathroom policy lawsuit
Appeals court restores Title IX claim in Gavin Grimm's lawsuit to use the boys' restroom
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Homicide victim in Rockville hotel room identified as transgender female
Montgomery County police have identified the victim of a homicide in a Rockville hotel as a transgender female, according to The Washington Post. Police initially said...
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Political strategists charged in Maryland robocall against openly gay candidate
Maryland’s state prosecutor has charged two Republican strategists with allegedly violating state election laws by distributing an illegal robocallduring the 2014 election that critics say...
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Incremental Activism: GLAA celebrates 45 years
GLAA reflects on 45 years of working for LGBT rights
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D.C. councilmember’s bill would prohibit travel to states with anti-gay laws
A D.C. councilmember has introduced a bill that would ban official government-funded travel to any state with a law that could be interpreted as anti-LGBT....
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Meghan Trainor and Charlie Puth to headline Capital Pride Concert
Also on the ticket for the June 12 concert, Charlie Puth
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Maryland’s highest court to hear parental rights law challenge
On Tuesday, April 5, the Maryland Court of Appeals, the Free State’s highest court, will hear arguments in Conover v. Conover, a case that will test...
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D.C. joins bandwagon banning official state travel to North Carolina
D.C. becomes fifth major city to prohibit employees from planning official trips to North Carolina
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Leslie Jordan named grand marshal of Capital Pride Parade
You may remember him as the diminutive, flamboyant Southerner Beverly Leslie, who frequently locked horns with Karen Walker, on Will & Grace. But now, Emmy Award...
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McAuliffe vetoes Virginia religious exemption bill
Activists in Virginia are breathing a sigh of relief, after Gov. Terry McAuliffe (D) vetoed a bill that would give people leeway to discriminate...
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Liberty Counsel appeals dismissal of Fairfax County lawsuit
Lawyers representing the Traditional Values Coalition (TVC) and an anonymous Fairfax County family have appealed the dismissal of a lawsuit against the Fairfax County School...
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Lesbian PAC backs Edwards in Maryland Senate race
A lesbian political action committee is jumping into the U.S. Senate race in Maryland to back U.S. Rep. Donna Edwards (D) as the rightful successor...
