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Utah Democrats elect state’s first openly gay political party leader
The Utah Democratic Party on Saturday voted in favor of electing as its new chairman an art dealer who is believed to be the first openly gay leader of a political party in the state.
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Tea Party official defends Bachmann, calls LGBT advocates a ‘liberal freak show’
Accusing LGBT advocates of being intolerant, Tea Party Nation founder Judson Phillips on Monday alerts us that, “The liberal freak show is coming after Michele Bachmann.”
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Former NM governor: Family Leader pledge ‘offensive to principles of liberty and freedom’
GOP Presidential hopeful and former New Mexico Gov. Gary Johnson blasted the social pledge unveiled by Iowa homophobe Bob Vander Plaats, calling it “offensive to the principles of liberty and freedom on which this country was founded.”
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Rick Santorum ‘taken aback’ but ‘certainly comfortable’ signing anti-gay pledge
No surprise here — GOP presidential hopeful Rick Santorum is on board with the anti-gay pledge that requires candidates to be faithful to their spouses, and “vigorously oppose” same-sex unions.
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Undercover operation finds Marcus Bachmann’s clinic works to ‘cure’ gay people
An investigation by “Truth Wins Out” has revealed that the clinic of Marcus Bachmann, the husband of presidential candidate Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.), practices reparative therapy, a controversial and discredited clinical method designed to “cure” gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender people.
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Target shareholders pepper CEO over donations to anti-gay politicians
Target Corp. Chairman Gregg Steinhafel on Wednesday faced some unexpected questions at the company’s annual meeting from shareholders who wanted answers about the company’s funding of anti-gay politicians.
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Boehner denies contract to defend DOMA violates House rules
U.S. House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) on Thursday denied that a contract executed to hire a private attorney to defend the Defense of Marriage Act in court was in violation of House rules regarding government contracts.
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White House unveils web portal aimed at ‘Winning the Future’ for LGBT Americans
The White House has unveiled a new web page aimed at the Obama Administration’s LGBT constituency.
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Pro-gay Democrat scores special election upset to win seat in U.S. House
Kathy Hochul, a county clerk in western New York’s Erie County — who supports marriage equality and the repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” — scored an upset on Tuesday and was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives.
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Iowa lawmakers seek to impeach Supreme Court justices; effort appears doomed
Five Iowa GOP lawmakers filed resolutions in the state House on Thursday seeking to impeach the remaining four Iowa Supreme Court justices who issued an April 2009 ruling legalizing same-sex marriage, but their efforts were squashed on Friday by the House Speaker.