All posts tagged "LGBTQ"
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The What, When and Who of 2013
It's not quite over, but 2013 has already piled up enough historic points to sit out the few days remaining to 2014. While the community...
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Rationing Religious Freedom
The religious right is fighting to turn America's religious freedom from a shield into a sword against public policies and groups they dislike. Posing as...
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The Hope for the Pope
So here we are, nearing the end of 2013 under the annual bombardment of year-in-reviews and ''Person of the Year'' covers. While I enjoy reading...
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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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GLOV Announces Guardian Award Recipients
Gays and Lesbians Opposing Violence (GLOV), a program of The DC Center dedicated to preventing and responding to violence against the District's LGBT community, will...
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U.S. officials blast Russia’s anti-gay law ahead of Sochi Olympics
The country’s top diplomat to the United Nations called Russia’s anti-LGBT law “as outrageous as it is dangerous” during a Tuesday meeting with LGBT-rights activists...
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SMYAL's Seasonal Cheer
Supporting and Mentoring Youth Advocates and Leaders (SMYAL), a support group for LGBT and questioning youth in the D.C. area, will bring together more than...
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LGBT leaders remember Nelson Mandela’s advancement of equality
LGBT leaders in the United States praised Nelson Mandela’s contributions toward advancing equality following the death of the former South African president Thursday. Mandela, who...
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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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Stand Up, Write Back
There is something electric about being in an LGBTQ space. The spark, the sizzle of energy, compassion and willingness to both question and listen fills...
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Talking Transmission
A panel of LGBT advocates specializing in health and social welfare, moderated by MSNBC's Thomas Roberts, met Thursday, Nov. 21, as part of a webcast...
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D.C. Marks Transgender Day of Remembrance
More than a hundred District activists, members of the LGBT community and others rallied at the Metropolitan Community Church of Washington, D.C., Wednesday night, Nov....
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Evan Glass Launches Montgomery Co. Council Race
A Silver Spring man seeking to become the first openly gay person elected to the Montgomery County Council announced his candidacy for the Council's 5th...
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Mary Cheney Gets Contrary
It's hard being the family gay. When you're the first in your family to come out — meaning the active choice to live your life...
