Politics
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Number of LGBT Members of Congress Nearly Double
The number of out members of Congress is set to increase to historic levels following a series of wins during the Nov. 6 election. When...
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Obama Wins Second Term as LGBT Advocates Hope to Maintain Momentum
In what was a series of decisive victories for LGBT Americans on Election Day, President Barack Obama won re-election shortly after polls closed on the...
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LGBT Races to Watch
All eyes will be on the presidential race when the first polls close on the East Coast. But while the contest between President Barack Obama...
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Montgomery County Residents Seem to Favor Question 6, But Opposition Remains Strong Even in Liberal Stronghold
Montgomery County residents flowed steadily in and out of the voting precinct at Bethesda’s Walter Johnson High School this morning, with wait times running anywhere...
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Voter Guide: Obama and Romney on the Issues
It’s Election Day in America and with millions heading to the polls to cast their ballot for president it’s worth taking a look at where...
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NCTE Offers Resources to Trans Voters as Right-Wing, Tea Party-Backed Group Highlights Transgender People as Example of “Voter Fraud”
A right-wing organization with ties to a Texas-based tea party group is training its volunteer poll workers with literature that, among other things, depicts a...
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Obama’s Electoral Edge Carrying Into Election Day
Polls show President Barack Obama heading into Election Day with an advantage in several key swing states, but still engaged in a tight race with...
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Cynthia Nixon, Sandra Fluke to Appear at Obama Falls Church Headquarters
Actress, breast cancer survivor and out lesbian Cynthia Nixon, best known for her role as Miranda from Sex and the City, and Sandra Fluke, the...
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NOM Seeks To Capitalize on Brad Pitt’s HRC Donation
Same-sex-marriage opponents are seeking to capitalize on the latest high-profile donation supporting marriage-equality efforts in Maryland, Maine, Washington and Minnesota. In a fundraising email sent...
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Question 6 Attention Turns to Catholics and Women
In the months-long campaigns for and against Question 6, the measure that would allow Maryland’s marriage equality law to take effect, both sides have targeted...
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Bloomberg Endorses Obama Citing Support for Marriage Equality
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg endorsed Barack Obama for president on Thursday, citing Obama’s support for marriage equality as influencing his endorsement. In a...
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Gay Republican’s Final Ad Provides Break From the Campaign
Richard Tisei appears confident he will be the next congressman for Massachusetts’s 6th District. Nowhere is that confidence more apparent than in Tisei’s closing cable...
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HRC Files FCC Complaint Over Anti-Gay Text Messages
Hundreds of voters have been spammed with anti-Obama and anti-gay text messages one week before Election Day, soliciting a legal complaint from the Human Rights...
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Maryland Del. Afzali Hits Constituents with Anti-Question 6 Email, While Pro-Marriage Side Gets New Ads
Maryland state Del. Kathy Afzali (R-Frederick Co.) turned up the heat against Question 6 Oct. 24 in email blast to her constituents. Her letter, aimed...
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Supreme Court Sets Marriage Date
The Supreme Court justices will meet on Nov. 20 to consider whether the high court will hear a number of marriage equality cases petitioned for...
