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Election 2022
Out congressional candidate Daniel Hernandez is ready to lead a political dynasty. He’s only 32
Arizona’s Congressional Primary is Tuesday, August 2. State lawmaker Daniel Hernandez is poised to advance on to November’s general election as his sisters get ready to serve in the state legislature together.
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Politics
Arizona repeals law that forbade teachers from talking about about LGBTQ issues with students
The law had prohibited instruction in HIV/AIDS curriculum that “[p]romotes a homosexual life-style” or “[s]uggests that some methods of sex are safe methods of homosexual sex.”
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News (USA)
U.S. Congressman to ask feds to investigate anti-gay flyer as a hate crime
TUCSON, Ariz. — A U.S. congressman is calling on Arizona and federal authorities to investigate a pair of controversial fliers attacking a school board member as a possible hate crime.
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News (USA)
Former intern who helped save Giffords hit with nasty, anti-gay recall campaign
Daniel Hernandez Jr., the former intern credited with helping to save Rep. Gabrielle Giffords’ life when she was shot in 2011 and now an elected member of a Tucson-area school board, is facing a nasty recall election in which his opponents are attacking him for being openly gay and for his advocacy on behalf of gun violence prevention.
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News (USA)
Our pick for LGBT Person of the Year: Daniel Hernandez Jr.
Daniel Hernandez, an openly gay 21-year-old University of Arizona student, was just five days into his new job as an intern for U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.) when, during a routine “meet & greet” with her constituents in a suburban Tucson shopping center, a mentally disturbed man open fired in an assassination attempt on Giffords, killing six people among the gathered crowd, including a federal judge…
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LGBTQ History
LGBT History Month profile: Hero in Tucson shootings, Daniel Hernandez
University of Arizona student and congressional intern Daniel Hernandez Jr. garnered national recognition when he saved the life of Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords. President Obama acknowledged him for his heroism.
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News (USA)
Intern credited with saving Giffords to attend ‘State of the Union’
Daniel Hernandez Jr., the openly gay congressional intern who rushed to the aid of his boss, Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, when a shooting rampage erupted around them in Tucson, Ariz., two weeks ago, has been invited to attend the State of the Union address.
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News (USA)
Gunman in AZ shooting held without bail; Giffords’ condition critical; gay intern hailed
The suspect in the attempted assassination of a U. S. Congresswoman, which left her and 14 others gravely injured and six dead, appeared in federal court on Monday. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, a member of the House LGBT Equality Caucus, remains in critical condition after suffering a single gunshot wound to the head.
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News (USA)
Gay intern credited with helping to save Giffords’ life following Arizona shooting
A gay intern, who had been working for Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.) for only five days, is credited with helping to save the Congresswoman’s life after she took a gunshot wound to the head while appearing at a public event in Tucson, Ariz. Saturday.
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News (USA)
Pro-LGBT Congresswoman gunned down in Arizona shooting; federal judge fatally wounded
TUCSON, Ariz. — U. S. Representative Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.) is in critical condition after undergoing surgery after suffering a single gunshot wound to the head while appearing at a public event in Tucson, Ariz. today. Six people were killed in the mass shooting incident, including a federal judge.