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Dan Savage’s take down of Log Cabin Republicans is epic
Dan Savage got real with the Log Cabin Republicans and anyone who buys into the group’s ridiculous claims.
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Five perfect queer running mates Trump should consider
Granted, #3 isn’t a lesbian, but she’ll have to do. We’re reaching already.
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California GOP officially recognizes gay faction ‘Log Cabin Republicans’
The California Republican Party on Sunday officially recognized the party’s organized gay wing that has fought years for formal acceptance.
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Log Cabin Republicans elect gay Georgia politico as first chair from Deep South
Longtime Georgia LGBT activist Jamie Ensley has been elected the first person from the Deep South to chair the national Log Cabin Republicans.
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Gay Republicans may surrender on ‘gay cure therapy’ in fear of tougher platform
Gay Republicans in Texas said Friday they may stop fighting their party’s proposed endorsement of “reparative therapy” over worries that even tougher anti-gay language could be added to the party platform. The Texas GOP is poised to adopt a new platform this weekend that would support psychological treatments that seek to turn gay people straight.
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Tea Party leader: Florida GOP is being taken over by gay ‘thugs’
The co-founder of the Florida Tea Party says the local Republican Party in Broward County, Fla., is being taken over by gay “thugs.”
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Where’s the ‘B’ in national LGBTQ organizations?
Given the overwhelming evidence in the past few years showing that bisexual persons exist in greater numbers than the combined gay male, lesbian and transgender populations, we must ask whether some of the national queer organizations that send out donation requests demanding that we “demand equality for everyone” are themselves paying attention to the particular needs of bisexual folks, not merely as lip service, not just as an afterthought, but in any sort of tangible way. Noting that none of the following 10 national organizations includes the word “bisexual” or even the letter “B” in its name, I called and emailed media representatives of these groups about their bisexual policies and leadership for this report…
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Chuck Hagel: A disappointing choice from Obama
Rather than use his mandate from winning re-election to reward his key constituencies, President Barack Obama has poked a stick in the eye of the LGBT community by turning to former Nebraska Sen. Chuck Hagel for Defense Secretary — a man who had an abysmal voting record in Congress and drew criticism for using anti-gay slurs back in 1998.
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White House defends President’s choice for Defense Secretary
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama on Monday nominated former Nebraska GOP Sen. Chuck Hagel as Secretary of Defense, stirring widespread criticism from both sides of the political establishment in Washington.
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Log Cabin Republicans: How the LGBT GOP group has abandoned gay rights
The Log Cabin Republicans now have squandered their last ounce of potential credibility. After 35 years in their dysfunctional relationship with the Republican Party, these gay conservatives have gotten nowhere, and are unable to admit it. And the party, after 35 years of accepting their endorsements, endowments, and votes, still degrades, derides, derogates, and vilifies all LGBT people and their families, both in its platform and in its legislation.