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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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Out congresswoman among speakers slated for DNC
CHARLOTTE — Out lesbian Congresswoman Tammy Baldwin is among several additional speakers expected at the Democratic National Convention announced this week by event organizers.
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Democrats on track to break records with LGBT convention delegates
The upcoming Democratic National Convention is set to have a record number of openly LGBT delegates, although goals for some states aren’t being met, according to new data from the National Stonewall Democrats.
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Conflict brewing over marriage equality in Democratic Party Platform
There’s disagreement over marriage equality in the Democratic Party platform, with some party members resisting the move. We have a date for arguments in a new federal case to overturn Nevada’s marriage ban. And an Iowa judge who upheld marriage equality has support from across the political spectrum, but is it enough to protect him from a new attack by anti-gay groups?
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Dems tell lawmaker to quit re-election bid amid reports he had sex with 17-year-old boy
ST. PAUL, Minn. — A Democratic state representative from Duluth has been asked to abandon his re-election campaign following reports that he engaged in oral sex with a teenage boy at a highway rest stop.
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Utah Democratic gubernatorial candidate says he doesn’t stand with party on marriage equality
SALT LAKE CITY — Peter Cooke, the Democratic candidate for Governor of Utah, is distancing himself from the party’s national platform by declaring his opposition to marriage equality, civil unions and abortion.
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Democrats approve marriage equality inclusive platform
A committee of more than 100 Democrats unanimously approved on Saturday a version of their party’s platform that includes a plank endorsing marriage equality as well as other pro-LGBT language.
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Countdown underway toward open and inclusive Democratic Convention
CHARLOTTE — Walk into Steve Kerrigan’s office on the 13th floor of the old Wachovia Center in Uptown Charlotte and you’ll get a sense that this is a man on the move. He has no choice. The countdown clock mounted firmly across from his desk says it all. The 2012 Democratic National Convention used to be months away, but time is ticking.
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Democratic platform draft language on marriage equality, ENDA revealed
The draft language in the Democratic Party platform endorsing marriage equality has been revealed and shown to say “we support marriage equality” is set to become a tenet of the party’s beliefs.
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Democratic convention to highlight LGBT and progressive issues
CHARLOTTE — Thousands of delegates, party activists, politicians and party officials will convene in Charlotte for the 2012 Democratic National Convention in September. With them come the dreams and aspirations of the nation.