All posts tagged "gay"
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Robin Roberts caps 2013 list of famous gay, bisexual and transgender celebs
Morning TV host Robin Roberts used her Facebook page to thank those who have helped her recover from a rare and serious blood disorder. Somewhere between...
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Uganda Parliament passes anti-gay bill
“I am officially illegal.” —Frank Mugisha, head of Sexual Minorities Uganda (SMUG), following the Ugandan Parliament’s passage of a bill that, while no longer including...
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D.C. activists join Friday protest against India sodomy ruling
About 25 protesters, most affiliated with the LGBT South Asian group KhushDC, gathered in front of the Indian Embassy off Dupont Circle Friday night for...
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Israeli Housing Minister insists government does not need to recognize the rights of same-sex couples
“The government does not need to recognize the rights of same-sex couples in an official way. Gays chose what they want to be, and the...
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Poth Found Guilty of Manslaughter
A D.C. Superior Court jury today found Michael Poth, 22, of Washington, guilty of manslaughter while armed in the fatal stabbing of 24-year-old fellow Marine...
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British Diver Tom Daley comes out as bisexual on YouTube
British Olympic diver Tom Daley has revealed via a YouTube video that he is in a relationship with a man. The 19-year-old athlete earned a...
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Personal trainer Bob Harper comes out on “The Biggest Loser”
In a move that will surprise few and delight many, Bob Harper — a personal trainer on NBC’s The Biggest Loser — came out publicly on...
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David Crabb’s Goth and Gay Days Deep in the Heart of Texas
A two-time winner of the storytelling organization The Moth’s StorySLAM, the New York-based David Crabb offers a local presentation of his off-Broadway one-man show all...
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Gay scientist Jack Andraka receives Vatican Award
“It’s really amazing to be recognized by the Vatican, especially as a gay scientist. I mean this would be unheard of just a few years...
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Stonewall tackles “That’s so gay” and homophobic abuse in British schools
Stonewall, an LGBT charity in the United Kingdom, today launched a new campaign to tackle “endemic levels of homophobic language in schools.” According to the...
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Gunmen reportedly open fire at Moscow gay club
“Homophobia is policy in Putin’s Russia!” –Spectrum Human Rights, from the Virginia-based human-rights group’s Nov. 16 release advisving that affiliates in Moscow and Russian...
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Trial Begins for 2012 Barracks Row Stabbing
The trial of Michael Poth, a former Marine accused of fatally stabbing fellow Marine Philip Bushong following an altercation involving the yelling of anti-gay epithets...
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Crossed Out: Just 17 percent of U.S. congregations report out gay parishioners
Here is the church. Here is the steeple. Open the doors. So few gay people. Just 17 percent of religious congregations in the United States...
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Barack Obama comments on the passage of Hawaii’s same-sex marriage bill
“Whenever freedom and equality are affirmed, our country becomes stronger. By giving loving gay and lesbian couples the right to marry if they choose, Hawaii...
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Asian, Party of One
So while I was driving my nephew back to Falls Church for a weekend visit, we were having a conversation about the experience of 8th...
