Minority Groups

Mids describe smooth transition from 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell'

2012-05-21 06:35:00

When his roommate at the Naval Academy said jokingly last year that Andrew Atwill was a homosexual, the midshipman told him to cut it out. His friend didn't know it, Atwill says, but he really was gay — and under the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy,...

NAACP votes to support same-sex marriage

2012-05-19 16:56:41

The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, one of the nation's oldest civil rights organizations, is officially supporting marriage for same-sex couples. The 103-year-old organization's resolution may help garner support for gay...

LaLeche League of Western Howard County meets Friday

2012-05-17 00:00:00

These groups meet regularly. Bereavement Support Group — Fourth Tuesday, 7:30 p.m. This group is for adults who are mourning the loss of a loved one. All are welcome. St. Francis of Assisi Parish, Room 105, 8300 Old Columbia Road, Fulton. 410-792-...

Baltimore and bigotry

2012-05-17 13:05:00

It is always tempting to ignore the bluster and bombast emanating from the vicinity of Patrick L. McDonough, the Baltimore County delegate and radio talk show host who considers himself a man of the people but mostly is a self-promoting bomb-thrower....

Police instructor's email prompts investigation; NAACP demands apology

2012-05-16 16:40:00

The Anne Arundel County Police Department has opened an internal investigation into a police training academy instructor's decision to send an email to dozens of his police colleagues calling for President Barack Obama to be voted out of office and...

Trauma still fresh for transgender beating victim

2012-05-15 18:14:00

The windows are wide open in the messy apartment, the afternoon sky darkening fast. Chrissy Polis can't stand the Essex neighborhood outside, where everyone knows who she is. But she doesn't know how to get out, or where she'd go if she did. "I just...

Lesson of a high-school prank

2012-05-12 00:00:00

If never having done anything stupid or regrettable in high school were a requirement for holding public office, only angels and saints would qualify. Still, it's a bit ironic that Mitt Romney's supporters, some of whom recently were only too happy to...

Obama's inevitable embrace of gay marriage

2012-05-10 11:45:00

President Barack Obama's announcement Wednesday that he was done "evolving" and now supports same-sex marriage was, in retrospect, inevitable. Vice President Joe Biden made it so Sunday, when he remarked almost casually that he had grown "comfortable"...

On gay marriage, who will pay the price -- Obama or Romney?

2012-05-11 06:19:00

Barack Obama has crossed the Rubicon and come to the defense of same-sex marriage. For him, it was a small step, since his is already the most pro-gay rights presidency in history, but it will have big political ramifications. The war is on. The line...

Obama could boost same-sex marriage cause in Md.

2012-05-10 18:46:00

Advocates trying to uphold Maryland's same-sex marriage law hope President Barack Obama's new stance will boost their efforts by firing up supporters and nudging black voters who traditionally have been resistant to the idea. Opponents played down the...

Gay marriage and political expedience

2012-05-12 03:00:00

Former NPR and current Fox News political analyst Juan Williamsmade an excellent point� recently on "The O'Reilly Factor." Mr. Williams said the major reason President Barack Obama had not endorsed same-sex marriage is because of the strong opposition...

Key demographics of the 2012 campaign: youth, women and Hispanics

2012-05-12 05:00:00

Campaign 2012 is now joined. The darts heretofore traded between the Obama and Romney camps now have extra-sharp tips. And it's going to stay this way through to Nov. 2. Most pundits predict a "razor close" and "particularly ugly" campaign. I concur. So,...

A member of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) movement waves LGBT flags during a march in Managua, Nicaragua.

2012-05-17 00:00:00

Mandisa, Season 5 Mandisa Handley had never been in the bottom three before she was unceremoniously kicked off Season 5 even before Bucky Covington. The Idol chroniclers were unable to form a consensus on what had led to the disaster. Was it her anti-gay remarks? The lack of a zealous fan base?

2012-04-12 17:26:00

MacKenzie Moffett, 10, of Catonsville, holds a sign outside Baltimore County Councilman Tom Quirk's Catonsville office to protest a bill banning discrimination based on gender identity. Her mother, Allison Baird, right, organized the protest.

2012-02-19 00:00:00