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“Gay Power to Gay People” Comes to Pride
Rainbow History Project to host panel discussion on Gay Liberation Front
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Stonewall Regatta Wants Volunteers
The DC Strokes Rowing Club, the oldest LGBT rowing club in the world, has put out a call for volunteers for its 21st Stonewall Regatta,...
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Casa Ruby Marks Second Anniversary
Casa Ruby, the bilingual, multicultural LGBT service organization and community center, will celebrate its second-year anniversary on June 3. Casa Ruby was officially opened in...
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Mizeur Nets Two More Endorsements in Gubernatorial Bid
Del. Heather Mizeur’s campaign for governor is touting two of its latest endorsements, including one she seized from Lt. Gov. Anthony Brown in an unexpected...
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Latino GLBT History Project hosts DC Latino Pride
The Latino GLBT History Project (LHP), in conjunction with Empodérate of La Clínica del Pueblo, a member of the DC Latino Pride Advisory Committee, will...
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O’Malley Signs Transgender Rights Bill
Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley (D) on Thursday, May 15 signed into law a bill prohibiting discrimination on the basis of gender identity or expression in...
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Commonwealth Couples Host CookOUTs
The U.S. Appeals Court for the Fourth Circuit in Richmond on Tuesday heard extended oral arguments regarding the case of Bostic v. Schaefer, the case...
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Squabble over Signature Gatherers
Two Maryland transgender-rights groups have begun expressing disagreement about how best to respond to anti-equality activists who are collecting petition signatures to place recently passed statewide gender-identity/expression...
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Fourth Circuit Hears Virginia Marriage Case
A panel of three judges in Richmond’s U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit today heard oral arguments in the case of Bostic v. Schaefer, challenging Virginia’s...
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AGLA Reception Surpasses Fundraising Goal
The Arlington Gay & Lesbian Alliance (AGLA), a nonpartisan nonprofit that advocates for LGBT equality and partners with civic associations to provide community services, announced it...
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Bostic Ruling Could Boost Other States’ Marriage Fights
The heads of four state-level LGBT-rights organizations whose state marriage laws could potentially be affected by a ruling in the Virginia case of Bostic v....
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Local couple leads effort to honor LGBT “Fallen Heroes”
In times of mourning, survivors usually gather together, with particular attention given to a deceased’s spouse. In the world of LGBT “fallen heroes” – those...
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Simpson To Run for State Board of Ed
Scott Simpson, a gay man, has announced his candidacy for the open Ward 1 seat on the D.C. State Board of Education that is being vacated...
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Capital Pride Announces 2014 Honorees
Capital Pride, the D.C.-based nonprofit organization focused on serving the needs of and celebrating the diversity of the area’s LGBT community, announced Monday the recipients...
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Rainbow Response Receives Grant
The Mayor’s Office of Victims Services on Tuesday awarded a $50,000 planning grant to the Rainbow Response Coalition, the local grassroots advocacy organization focusing on...
