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Three gay Republicans seek election history with bids for U.S. Congress
Dan Innis’ husband persuaded him to run for the U.S. House. It didn’t matter that Innis, a former business school dean, faced an aggressive Democratic incumbent, GOP colleagues who oppose his right to marry, and history – no Republican ever has been openly gay when first elected to Congress.
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Gay rights group rebuked for endorsing gay U.S. rep in Maine governor’s race
AUGUSTA, Maine — A governor’s race endorsement for U.S. Rep. Mike Michaud by the group that successfully pushed for same-sex marriage in Maine drew a swift rebuke Thursday from independent Eliot Cutler, who pointed out inconsistencies in the congressman’s record when it comes to supporting gay rights during his time in the state Legislature.
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Down-on-its-luck Atlantic City swears in openly gay Republican mayor
What do you call a gay Republican who obsesses about street sweepers, frets that the city’s business isn’t conducted in enough languages and toys with the idea of giving free land to the poor to get it back on the tax rolls? As of Wednesday in Atlantic City, it’s Mr. Mayor.
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Councilmember who sponsored DC gay marriage bill considers mayoral run
WASHINGTON — D.C. Councilmember David Catania formed an exploratory committee for a mayoral bid Wednesday, saying he’s unimpressed by the large field of candidates and wants to find out if he can do more to improve public education from the city’s highest office.
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The Legacy of ‘Seeing’ Harvey Milk
Thirty-five years ago today, our country lost a man who symbolized the breakdown of barriers for LGBT elected officials everywhere. Harvey Milk, the first openly gay man elected to major public office in California, had held his office for less than a year before he was assassinated. But even in that short time, Milk helped erase some of the invisible boundaries defining who in our country can be elected officials. Following Marian Wright Edelman’s famous words that “you can’t be what you can’t see,” Harvey Milk gave generations to come a successful LGBT elected official to “see.”
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Luxembourg to achieve historic first: Openly gay Prime Minister, Deputy PM
The tiny European country of Luxembourg is set to achieve a historic first by having an openly gay Prime Minister and an openly gay Deputy Prime Minister.
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Nevada assemblyman marries longtime partner in D.C.
LAS VEGAS — Nevada Assemblyman Andrew Martin says he married his longtime domestic partner over the weekend in Washington, D.C.
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Gay Maine congressman: Coming out has been good
PORTLAND, Maine — When the intensely private U.S. Rep. Mike Michaud laid bare his private life and announced he’s gay, one openly gay congressman joked that the Maine Democrat had never registered on his “gaydar.”
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Openly gay lawmaker votes against Hawaii same-sex marriage bill
HONOLULU — An openly gay lawmaker in Hawaii may have made history Wednesday when she voted against a bill to legalize same-sex marriage.
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U.S. Congressman, Maine candidate for governor announces he’s gay
PORTLAND, Maine — A six-term congressman and former paper mill worker hoping to unseat Maine Gov. Paul LePage next year announced that he’s gay – a response to what he called a “whisper campaign” by political opponents hoping to weaken his gubernatorial bid.