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Is it Politics or is it Prejudice?
One cannot ignore the race question when it comes to this election. I’ve seen too many websites filled with racist cartoons and hate-filled rhetoric for me not to believe that we are still a nation filled with bigots who believe that gays, women and people of a certain color and religion have their place and need to be kept there. Sadly, the Republican Party plays on that with their anti-gay, non-Christian-baiting, women-hating, “let them eat cake” platform…
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Obama: ‘Yes, our path is harder – but it leads to a better place’
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — In a speech acknowledging his own shortcomings but asking voters to hang in with him, President Barack Obama on Thursday night accepted the Democratic Party’s nomination for re-election as President of the United States.
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Bill Clinton delivers rousing speech at Democratic Convention (Video)
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A rousing speech from former President Bill Clinton that capped off Wednesday night at the Democratic National Convention was well-received by attendees, although the day wasn’t free of controversy.
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First Lady, San Antonio Mayor electrify opening night at Democratic Convention
CHARLOTTE, NC — In uncompromising honesty — tinged with personal emotion and a great deal of passion — the two major speeches of the opening night of the 2012 Democratic Convention appeared to have electrified both convention goers as well as millions watching on live broadcasts.
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Ad targets Obama’s support of same-sex marriage during Democratic Convention
ARLINGTON, Va. — The Campaign for American Values political action committee has launched a new advertising campaign aimed at independent voters and Democrats unhappy with the President’s position on same-sex marriage.
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Stuart Milk: Obama is a ‘no-brainer’ for the LGBT community
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — President Barack Obama’s campaign has put a premium on North Carolina, a swing state that turned blue in 2008 for the first time since Jimmy Carter first ran for president in 1976. Placing the Democratic National Convention in North Carolina’s largest city was no accident, but the campaign is doing much more […]
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RNC 2012: Romney pledges to ‘honor the institution of marriage’
TAMPA, Fla. — Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney officially accepted his party’s nomination for president Thursday evening while pledging to “honor the institution of marriage” if elected. During his speech before the Republican National Convention, Romney alluded to marriage in a brief portion of his speech that apparently was intended as a broader signal of […]
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Biden: LGBT advocates ‘are freeing the soul of the American people’
PROVINCETOWN, Mass. — U.S. Vice President Joe Biden on Sunday credited gay rights advocates for advancing the “civil rights of every straight American.”
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LGBT: The fierce urgency of NOW
Believe it or not in just 31 days people begin early voting in Iowa and for Ohio it is 35 days. I want you to carefully consider that again, two of the most important battlegrounds start their voting in 35 days or less. Time is running out, especially for the LGBT community, to mobilize its resources…
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So, you still want to be a Republican?
As we in the gay community continue the fight for gay marriage – there is still the ground-swell of: “Why do you need to be married? Can’t you just have a lawyer draw up all the legal papers you need? Just be domestic partners, that will give you all the legal rights you need.”