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Nutter Says Mayors “Have to Implement the Insanity That Comes From Washington”

Mayor Nutter—the president of the U.S. Conference of Mayors—is looking for Congress to pass a bi-partisan measure that will help raise revenue and stop a […]

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Big Bird’s Friends Plan Million Puppet March in D.C.

It looks like Big Bird and Elmo have some friends who are down to demonstrate. Supporters of public funding for PBS have planned a “Million […]

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What Should Brian Sims Wear for Halloween?

Zombie Superman? Ben Franklin? A vampire? Or should he go Gangnam Style? PA’s soon-to-be first openly gay legislator Brian Sims wants you to help decide […]

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Cops Say Teen Councilman Destroyed Crops on Drunken Joyride

Kyle Bower—the teenage borough councilman from Lehigh County that was sworn in the same day he pleaded guilty to a slew of charges after throwing […]

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LGBT Celebs for Obama

Even though the presidential debates seem to be sorely lacking any questions about LGBT issues, several openly LGBT celebrities, including Wanda Sykes, Chaz Bono, Zachary […]

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Internet Loves Mitt Romney’s “Binder Full of Women” Comment

Obama Wins Debate in Spin Room? A back-and-forth second presidential debate marked by little moderation, multiple interruptions, rule violations, and the candidates’ refusal to move […]

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How Did You Meet?

A new video for MarriageEquality.org talks to couples about how they fell in love and what it means to have their relationships recognized.

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The SlutWalk Marches Through Philadelphia on Saturday

If you’re ready to fly your feminist flag high—and you should be—a reminder that SlutWalk Philly 2012 is scheduled to start at 11 a.m. Saturday […]

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Arlen Specter and the Death of Pragmatic Politics

Arlen Specter was a pragmatist. That’s the kind of thing we say we want in a politician—somebody who will ignore ideology and just get stuff done—but […]

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Laughing Joe Biden Steals the Show in Vice Presidential Debate

Laughing Joe Biden. The Vice President seemed to think last night’s debate was quite a gas. He laughed to the point that everyone with a […]

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Chris Christie Talks to Esquire in Baseball Metaphors

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie spoke with Esquire last month for a piece that’s running in the magazine’s November issue. Among the gems from the […]

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VIDEO: Sean Penn and Kid Rock Want You to Fight Nice This Election Season

Sean Penn—the actor and director that was once married to Madonna and starred as a gay elected official in Milk—has teamed up with Kid Rock—Detroit’s […]

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Mitt Romney Called the Romney T-Shirt Girl

Samantha Pawlucy—the 16-year-old student now known at the “Romney T-shirt girl”—will not be returning to Charles Carroll High School in Port Richmond as a result […]

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I Survived Ex-Gay Therapy

A former ex-gay therapy patient speaks out about the horrors of conversion, or reparative, therapy.

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Tattoo Licenses in Pennsylvania?

Pennsylvania’s Auditor General Jack Wagner has sent a letter to Governor Tom Corbett asking that the stat license and regulate its 750 tattoo parlors. Wagner […]