DC Mayor Adrian Fenty to Sign Marriage Bill on Friday

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        DC Mayor Adrian Fenty to Sign Marriage Bill on Friday
    
 Michelle Garcia
          
          Dec 17, 2009
          
        
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Washington, D.C., mayor Adrian Fenty will sign the gay marriage bill into law on Friday morning at All Souls Church at a special ceremony.

The bill was passed earlier this week with Fenty's support with an 11-2 vote by the city council. After Fenty signs the bill, it will be transmitted to Congress for a 30-day review period. 

        
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According to the U.S. Census, a record number of LGBTQ+ couples are living their best lives and society hasn't come to an end despite Republican warnings.

The bureau’s celebratory montage lands as the director confronts a reported hack, lawsuits, and increasing speculation about whether Trump will fire him.

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She spent fifteen years coming for LGBTQ+ people. Now Trump has come for her, writes John Casey

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Social media is on fire as people are calling out the former Attorney General's failed alignment with the president.

Experts say common online habits, such as reusing identifiers like "spiderkash," can leave even senior government officials vulnerable to exposure.

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No arrests have been made yet, and police are looking for more info.

“Drain the swamp,” the former transportation secretary said about the cabinet official's financial entanglements.

After the former DHS secretary’s husband, Bryon Noem, was accused of having a secret cross-dressing fetish, she no longer wants to be the center of attention, writes Josh Ackley.