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Since the 1990s, gay Republicans have remained loyal to their party in spite of a platform that opposes marriage equality, adoption rights, open military service, employment protections, and most other items of interest for the LGBT community.
When asked why they continued to support people who don’t support them, the rationale was that they were changing [...]
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History was made on January 8 when Mia Love was sworn in as mayor of Saratoga Springs, Utah before a crowd of 120 people. She is the first black woman to be elected mayor in the state’s history.
Love previously served on the Saratoga Springs city council, but her victory was still something of a [...]
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In a surprise vote, marriage equality was defeated in the New York Senate by a vote of 38 to 24.
New York’s political tradition is that bills do not get brought up for a vote if there is any doubt about its passage. This is a stinging defeat for Governor David Paterson, who long [...]
One week after gay marriage was defeated in Maine, the LGBT community continues to look for answers.
The loss was particularly bittersweet because all the advantages seemed to be on the side of gay marriage supporters. They had more money, local media and politicians were on their side, and polls indicated that it would pass. [...]
In April of this year, there was a bit of controversy over a memo from the Department of Homeland Security warning of the increased risk posed by right-wing extremist groups . Driven by the declining condition of the economy and the sense of social change exemplified by the presidency of Barack Obama, the analysts felt [...]
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