Tag Archives: Washington DC

SUNDAY: DADT Rally At White House

GetEQUAL, Queer Rising, and Talk About Equality will join forces for an anti-DADT rally at the White House this Sunday. Via press release: WHO: Speakers Include Lt. Dan Choi, Capt. Jim Pietrangelo II, Lt. Robin Chaurasiya, Cpl. Evelyn Thomas, Spc. Jarrod Chlapowski, Maj. Mike Almy, Capt. Tanya Domi, Cpl. Brett Edward Stout, Sgt. Brian Fricke, Sgt. Justin Elzie WHERE: Lafayette …

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Voice Of America On DC Marriage

Good As You tips us to this report on gay marriages in Washington DC from the Voice Of America, the official international news service of the federal government. The clip interviews newlyweds and discusses DC’s growing gay marriage industry.

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Why Did DC Honor “Ex-Gay” Group PFOX?

Christian Newswire is crowing this morning about a certificate of appreciation given to the leader of the nasty “ex-gay” group PFOX by DC Mayor Adrian Fenty. The government of the District of Columbia has awarded a certificate of appreciation to Regina Griggs, executive director of Parents and Friends of Ex-Gays & Gays (PFOX). The certificate, signed by D.C. mayor Adrian …

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A Barebacker Repents

Former barebacking porn star Brent Corrigan has amended his unsafe ways and is apologizing to the to the gay male community by participating in a safer sex campaign conducted by the Washington-based DC FUK!T. Via press release: DC FUK!T, a Washington D.C. based safer sex advocacy group, released its latest “How to Put on a Condom” video, staring adult performer, …

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Washington Blade Returns

Washington DC’s venerable Washington Blade is back to publishing under its original name after six months as DC Agenda. The 40-year-old newspaper — founded as a one-sheet newsletter in October 1969 just months after the Stonewall riots in New York incited the modern gay rights movement — has published weekly editions under the name D.C. Agenda since Nov. 20, four …

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May 2nd: GetEQUAL To Rally In DC

GetEQUAL announces: There will be a rally in Washington DC on Sunday, May 2, 2010 to pressure the President with the demand he transmit IMMEDIATELY to the Senate Armed Service Committee the language for repeal into the Defense Authorization Bill. If you would like to plan your action for this date, by all means do. If not please email the …

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MetroWeekly Speaks With GetEQUAL Six

DC’s MetroWeekly sends us this clip of messages from the GetEQUAL Six just as they got out of jail yesterday after having chained themselves to the White House fence.

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Rep. Paul Broun (R-GA) Joins Militias In Call For Revolution Against Feds

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Militia Members Gather Outside DC

Militia members are gathering on a field just outside of Washington DC today in advance of their Second Amendment March on the Capitol. Outside DC city limits, they are allowed to openly brandish their weapons. On the lineup are several heroes of the militia movement, including Mike Vanderboegh, who advocated throwing bricks through the windows of Democrats who voted for …

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At DC’s Teabagger Rally

JMG reader Albert braved the teabagger rally in DC today and sends us these photos. Looks like one of them there infiltrators snuck in.

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Terrance McNally Marries In DC

While Christianists around the nation protested and rained down death threats on tiny college productions of his play Corpus Cristi, author Terrence McNally married his partner in Washington DC. On Tuesday, the 71-year-old playwright and his partner, Tom Kirdahy, 46, exchanged vows on the banks of the Potomac River with the new same-sex marriage law in the nation’s capital. Never …

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Community Service For ENDA 4

Yesterday the four GetEQUAL activists who staged a sit-in at Nancy Pelosi’s DC office were sentenced to community service and ordered to stay away from Rep. Pelosi. Metro Weekly reports: After the morning arraignment, about an hour passed before a status hearing where they faced D.C. Superior Court Judge Harold Cushenberry, who said he would drop the charges against the …

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DC’s Gallaudet Plans Gay Jesus Play

DC’s Gallaudet University is the latest school under attack for planning a performance of Terrance McNally’s Corpus Cristi. Last week an 8am private performance of the play was canceled at Tarleton University in Texas after death threats rained in from God’s gentle people. Fresh from their intimidation campaign in Texas, the red-caped Catholic loons known as the American Society for …

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Armed Militias Plan April March On DC

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GOP Sen. Bob Bennett Tries To Kill DC Marriage With HCR Amendment

Sen. Bob Bennett (R-UT) has attached an amendment to the health care reform bill that would suspend same-sex marriages in Washington, DC until the issue is put to a public vote. Bennett is emerging as the most stalwart congressional opponent to same-sex marriage in the District. Earlier this month, he sought to attach a similar amendment to a Federal Aviation …

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DC’s Not-So Mass Gay Wedding

Remember how we all groaned when a DC wedding planner announced that he would stage a world’s record group gay wedding featuring “up to 400 couples”? Fortunately, things didn’t quite go down as planned, robbing the Christian right of years of material. Via Advocate: A group of 10 gay and lesbian couples in Washington, D.C. wed on Saturday at an …

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Teabaggers “Storm” U.S. Capitol

A huge crowd of Tea Party protesters attempted to “storm” the U.S. Capitol and Congressional office buildings this afternoon, prompting DC police to close the buildings. Teabaggers also hung “Don’t Tread On Me” and “American Revolution II” flags from the outer balcony of the Capitol. Reactions to the building closures on Free Republic: – “Looks like the commie ‘RATS are …

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Teabaggers Threaten Gun Violence Over Health Care Reform

“If Brown can’t stop it, a Browning can!” Teabaggers continue to threaten violent revolt over health care reform. Via ePluribus Media: This is the type of violence that the Republicans and their anti-American supporters have been striving for ever since the Obama Administration took office with the pledge to clean up the GOP’s mess. In attendance and apparently proud to …

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Not Guilty, Not Ashamed, And Not Finished

The above was Lt. Dan Choi’s court plea just now as tweeted by MetroWeekly. After pleading not guilty, both Choi and Capt. Jim Pietrangelo, pictured above just after their release, will face an April 26th trial date. I’ll have photos from the court appearance as soon as possible. Reportedly both men were brought in wearing cuffs and leg irons. UPDATE: …

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DC: The Teabaggers’ Last Stand

NewLeftMedia lets the teabaggers speak for the themselves. The results are as you’d expect.

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