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Reid, Gillibrand, Boxer, Schumer victorious in Senate; Frank, Baldwin, Cicilline win House races; Brown, Cuomo head to Governor’s offices
Following is a state-by-state overview of key election results of LGBT candidates, and races of interest among the LGBT community. Overall, Republicans have gained control of the U.S. ouse of Representatives, and Democrats have retained control of the U.S. Senate.
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Carl Paladino: NY gubernatorial candidate warns of homosexual ‘brainwashing’
Carl Paladino, the Republican candidate for governor of New York, is under siege by both conservatives and Democrats for saying that he did not want his children “brainwashed into thinking that homosexuality” was an acceptable option.
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Montana Republican party still supports outlawing homosexuality
Gay and lesbians may be gaining more rights across the nation, but they should steer clear of Montana Republicans, who have included the criminalization of homosexual acts in their party platform for 2010. The party adopted the official platform in June that keeps a long-held position in support of making homosexual acts illegal, a policy […]
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Former RNC chair, GW Bush campaign manager: ‘I’m gay’
Ken Mehlman, a former chairman of the Republican National Committee and the campaign manager who helped win a second term for President George W. Bush on his anti-gay marriage platform has announced that he is homosexual.
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Republicans more likely to be involved in (gay) sex scandals
If a sex scandal is going on in Washington, there is a 2 in 3 chance it will involve a Republican. And If it’s a gay scandal, it’s almost a sure bet that it involves a Republican.
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Gay marriage foes target GOP Senate hopeful
A group that promotes traditional marriage is funding a new statewide ad campaign in California against U.S. Senate candidate Tom Campbell — a Republican who supports gay marriage. The Washington, D.C.-based National Organization for Marriage began running the 30-second television ad Monday. Campbell openly opposed Proposition 8, the 2008 ballot initiative that banned gay marriage […]
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Speaker booed off stage after condemning CPAC for inviting gay republican group
Here’s another homophobic loudmouth looking for his fifteen minutes of fame on Fox News: During a lightning round of two-minute speeches by young activists at the Conservative Political Action Conference in Washington, DC. today, Ryan Sorba, of the Young Conservatives of California attempted to incite an anti-gay riot by bashing CPAC organizers for inviting a […]
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GOP Senate candidate runs attack ads alleging his opponent is gay
U.S. Rep. Mark Kirk, the front-runner in the Republican primary election for U.S. Senate, finds himself the object of an unusual attack ad from one of his lesser-known opponents, reports the Chicago Sun-Times. Andy Martin, who has run for numerous elective offices over the last three decades in Illinois, Florida and Connecticut, taped a commercial […]
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Sen. DeMint: gays immoral, gay marriage destructive to society
In a recent interview with Bolomberg’s Al Hunt, Senator Jim DeMint (R-S.C.) said he cringes at the idea of an openly gay president. “It would be bothersome to me just personally because I consider it immoral,” DeMint said. The South Carolina Republican, who has become the face of the Republican purity movement, goes right on […]