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Losing the love of my life

Washington Blade Opinion  Jul 10 09

Losing the love of my life There is nothing more painful than the death of a partner — except being denied hospital visitation By Rebecca Armendariz Friday, July 10, 2009 MY PARTNER, CLARK Sabine, died June 16 at a hospice in Arlington, Va.

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Coping with harassment and discrimination

Washington Blade Opinion  Jul 03 09

Coping with harassment and discrimination STIGMA works to reduce the rate of HIV and STIs among LGBT young people By Terra Moore Friday, July 03, 2009 RECENTLY, TWO MIDDLE-school youth in the U.

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Protecting LGBT inmates from sexual abuse

Washington Blade Opinion  Jul 03 09

Protecting LGBT inmates from sexual abuse Governments should support strong standards to end sexual assault behind bars By Lovisa Stannow Friday, July 03, 2009 EARLIER THIS MONTH, the Associated Press broke a story that advocates had been talking about for months — inmates at Virginia's largest women's prison were being segregated for not looking “feminine” enough.

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Inclusiveness and respect

Washington Blade Opinion  Jun 26 09

Inclusiveness and respect From the Stonewall Riots to the Whitman-Walker Clinic, we are learning to care more By Jeffrey Lewis Friday, June 26, 2009 THIS MONTH WE celebrate and remember 40 years of gay rights and the Stonewall riots in New York City on June 28, 1969.

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An ill-advised protest

Washington Blade Opinion  Jun 26 09

An ill-advised protest March on Washington is a waste of time and precious resources By Peter Rosenstein Friday, June 26, 2009 HAVING PARTICIPATED IN a number of marches on Washington, I think the few people who are focusing their energy on this ought to find something more productive to do.

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Happy I took the 'gay job'

Washington Blade Opinion  Jun 19 09

Happy I took the 'gay job' After four years at GLAAD, it's clear that culture leads and changes our politics.

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Wrong ANSWER

Washington Blade Opinion  Jun 19 09

Wrong ANSWER Why did a Stalinist organization march in the Capital Pride Parade? By James Kirchick Friday, June 19, 2009 IMAGINE MY SURPRISE UPON WITNESSING at the Capital Pride parade — somewhere between the flatbed truck carrying a bevy of line dancing, Speedo-clad cowboys and the flotilla of vamping drag queens — a contingent from the International ANSWER Coalition.

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Removing the blot of DOMA

Washington Blade Opinion  Jun 19 09

Removing the blot of DOMA Anger over DOJ brief is a sideshow — now it's time to work for repeal.

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Pride is inside, and it shows

Washington Blade Opinion  Jun 12 09

Pride is inside, and it shows There is something special, important and unique about being a part of our community By Michael Lutz Friday, June 12, 2009 I AM OFTEN confronted with the inquiry, “Why do we still have Pride celebrations?”  Some people say that because of the increased visibility of our community, Pride is no longer relevant.

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Celebrating Stonewall

Washington Blade Opinion  Jun 12 09

Celebrating Stonewall We wouldn't have the rights we enjoy now without the heroic fight at the Inn 40 years ago By Katherine Volin Friday, June 12, 2009 FORTY YEARS AGO this month, patrons at a gay bar on Christopher Street in Greenwich Village in New York City fought back when police raided the premises.

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40 years after Stonewall

Washington Blade Opinion  Jun 12 09

40 years after Stonewall June's Pride celebrations serve as reminder of the hard work that lies ahead By Peter Rosenstein Friday, June 12, 2009 ON JUNE 27, 1969 the Stonewall Riots ignited the modern gay rights movement.

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Courageous stand on marriage rights

Washington Blade Opinion  Jun 05 09

Courageous stand on marriage rights Why the gay community should thank Dick Cheney – and why they won't do it.

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Brian Moran for governor

Washington Blade Opinion  Jun 05 09

Brian Moran for governor Keep Virginia moving forward in Tuesday's Democratic primary. By Adam Ebbin Friday, June 05, 2009 NEXT TUESDAY'S VIRGINIA Democratic primary for governor offers a clear choice.

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Terry McAuliffe has an inclusive record

Washington Blade Opinion  Jun 05 09

Terry McAuliffe has an inclusive record Former DNC chair created LGBT Outreach office, backs civil unions By Ann Unitas Friday, June 05, 2009 EVEN HERE, IN the Commonwealth of Virginia, we now live in a progressive era — in the truest sense of the word — and people are excited about it.

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Americans guilty of exporting homophobia

Washington Blade Opinion  May 29 09

Americans guilty of exporting homophobia U.S. extremists are purposefully stoking the flames of anti-gay hate in Uganda and inciting rights abuses By Cary Alan Johnson Friday, May 29, 2009 DESPITE THE GLOBAL recession, the U.

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Marriage equality advances in D.C.

Washington Blade Opinion  May 29 09

Marriage equality advances in D.C. We don't control our destiny — Congress does, so there's much work ahead By Peter Rosenstein Friday, May 29, 2009 LAST WEEK, A group of conservative members of Congress filed a bill in the House of Representatives to define marriage in the District of Columbia as the union of one man and one woman.

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Black Pride, HIV and inner peace

Washington Blade Opinion  May 22 09

Black Pride, HIV and inner peace Bridging the gap between who we are during the day and what we do between the sheets By Herndon Davis Friday, May 22, 2009 FOR GENERATIONS, THE nation's capital has proudly been home to vast numbers of black lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender individuals.

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Our gay Depression

Washington Blade Opinion  May 22 09

Our gay Depression Being same-gender-loving is not a disease, a death sentence or a disability By Michael-Christopher Friday, May 22, 2009 MY JOURNEY INTO the gay community was fairly easy compared to most other black, same-gender-loving men I've come to know.

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Is Obama marching in our parade?

Washington Blade Opinion  May 22 09

Is Obama marching in our parade? The president does not seem serious about reaching out to black LGBT people By Rev.

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The tweet heard round the world?

Washington Blade Opinion  May 15 09

The tweet heard round the world? Media go nuts over 90 people with swine flu, but ignore a surging HIV/AIDS epidemic By Friday, May 15, 2009 WAS IT THE tweet heard around the world? Probably not.

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