Obama 'loves' Cyndi Lauper Wednesday's White House reception to commemorate President Obama's signing of the hate crimes bill was an emotional and poignant affair, as family members of James Byrd and Matthew Shepard shared the stage with the president during his remarks.
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Dining notes & Halloween cocktails To start off dining news, this week Jamie Leeds, the lesbian chef/owner of CommonWealth and Hank’s Oyster Bar, was named president of Women Chefs & Restaurateurs, a national non-profit devoted to promoting "the education and ...more >>
Election Day: Out and loud On Tuesday, some of us will have our voices heard in mayoral, congressional and gubernatorial races. Others will vote on a few referenda. The question is: Which voices will be loudest?I’d like to think that those of us who live in Maine, ...more >>
Obama speaks on Hate Crimes Prevention Act at 6:05 Watch a live stream of President Obama's remarks on the passage and signing of the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act at 6:05 p.m. today by clicking here.
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Blade on Kojo Nnamdi show Be sure to tune in at noon Thursday for WAMU's Kojo Nnamdi show. Washington Blade editor Kevin Naff and senior news reporter Lou Chibbaro Jr. will be Kojo's guests for a special segment on the Blade's ...more >>
Sorry, Alex Jones Rev. Ted Pike tried to call out the Blade on Prison Planet, the Web site of conservative radio host Alex Jones, this morning. We reported yesterday that President Obama will sign the hate crimes bill ...more >>
Colbert on Ref 71 Stephen Colbert took on opponents of Washington's Referendum 71 last night in his usual hilarious way. As we know, last week Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy blocked the release of the names of those ...more >>
