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Mississippi just elected its first-ever out gay state legislator: Fabian Nelson
He said he’d like to repeal an infamous anti-LGBTQ+ law to lure businesses back to his home state.
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Sarah McBride is raking in campaign cash just days after announcing run for Congress
She said that her being transgender means she knows “what it’s like to feel like your government doesn’t have your back.”
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GOP lawmaker asks lesbian colleague the most offensive question ever
And he’s not apologizing.
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America’s first gay elected governor was sworn in & LGBTQ people celebrated with him
“I’ve never been happier. It’s from one end of the spectrum to the other. From one end of the rainbow to the other.”
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Calgary Pride to politicians: Prove LGBTQ support if you want to march
“It’s a good process that weeds out the pretenders.”
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Year in Review: Record number of LGBT victories in state, national elections
“When the history books are written, 2012 will be remembered as the year when LGBT Americans won decisively at the ballot box,” said HRC President Chad Griffin, in a statement issued on the morning of Nov. 7.
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Mean Mitt is a rotten apple in a bad barrel
In reality, Mitt Romney is a nasty individual with radical ideas who seems to have little regard for animals, women, minorities, gays, and 47-percent of Americans whom he regards as bums who can get their healthcare in the Emergency Room.
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Elizabeth Emken: The making of an anti-gay politician
The vision stays with me, even after all these years. I’m in junior high, and I’ve just looked into the eyes of an overweight girl, having just delivered a devastatingly cruel blow. Her bright blue eyes, haunted and broken, serve as lingering reminders of how destructive words can be, and I’ve often wished I could take that moment back. Little did I know that girl, Elizabeth Emken, would years later run for public office, in an attempt to unseat California Senator Dianne Feinstein…
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Bisexual woman wins Arizona congressional primary
Openly bisexual candidate Kyrsten Sinema won a Democratic primary on Tuesday night and will advance to the November general election in Arizona’s 9th Congressional District.
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First openly gay, black Republican mayor takes office in NJ borough
CHATHAM, N.J. — Bruce Harris was sworn in this week as Mayor of the borough of Chatham, N.J., and became what is believed to be the first openly gay, black Republican mayor in the country.