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Now this is pretty incredible. President Barack Obama continued to display solidarity with the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community over the weekend by surprising everyone at the Gay Games 9, held this year in Cleveland, Ohio. The pro-LGBT president recorded a heartfelt video that welcomed athletes from around the world to the games, …

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A candlelight vigil for an unarmed black man who was fatally shot by a suburban St. Louis police officer was followed by unrest as crowds looted and burned stores, vandalized vehicles and taunted officers who tried to block access to parts of the city. Streets in Ferguson upended on Sunday night were relatively quiet early …

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It is tough for the hometown political class in the District of Columbia. When it comes to adopting a business-conducive attitude, they sometimes seem to know what they need to do – but resist it every step of the way. In a medical context it would be diagnosed as schizophrenia. The prevailing ailment of city …

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The Internal Revenue Service recently clarified the steps needed for same-sex spouses to claim a refund of taxes paid, if one spouse included the other spouse in a healthcare plan, and the employer’s contribution for that coverage was reported by the employer as income. The couple must be lawfully married under state or D.C. law …

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The mother of a New York man who was placed in a chokehold while in police custody says her first words on hearing his death had been ruled a homicide were “Thank you, Jesus.” Eric Garner’s mother, Gwen Carr, said Saturday she was grateful for the medical examiner’s report saying Garner’s death was caused by …

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The widow of a man who died last week after being put in a choke hold by a New York City police officer urged federal prosecutors to launch a civil-rights investigation at a meeting in Brooklyn on Friday. Eric Garner, 43, died last week after being tackled by police, who said he was resisting arrest, …

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The Hartford Courant reported that a Republican consultant was fired Thursday after she complained on Facebook about the “white privilege” of her employer’s opponent. Regina V. Ross Roundtree had been in the employ of Penny Bacchiochi, a Republican candidate for the Connecticut lieutenant governor, until she wrote on Facebook that the “white privilege” demonstrated by …

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President Barack Obama criticized gender oppression in Africa that he said is “crippling” development in some countries, speaking out publicly Monday for the first time against female genital mutilation while encouraging young leaders from the continent to empower women. Obama pointed to an inaugural class of young African fellows who are getting six weeks of …

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Oklahoma’s same-sex marriage ban has been overturned. On Friday, the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld an earlier ruling that struck down the state’s same-sex marriage ban. Below, more from the AP: DENVER (AP) — A federal appeals court on Friday ruled Oklahoma must allow gay couples to wed, marking the second time it …

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