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More than 100 openly gay candidates win elections
More than 100 openly gay candidates won election to public offices across the United States on Tuesday.
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Anderson Cooper tells Letterman 'I'm gay, we don't do this kind of thing!'
As Letterman offered a "fist bump" to Cooper which Letterman comically tried to turn into some sort of a secret handshake, Cooper said "I'm gay, we don't do this kind of thing!"
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Washington gay marriage supporters declare victory
Supporters of gay marriage in Washington state declared a victory on Wednesday, saying the arithmetic was on their side.
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States legalizing same-sex marriage and marijuana now face battle with Feds
Tuesday, voters in Maine, Maryland, and Washington approved same-sex marriage; in Colorado and Washington they legalized recreational marijuana. The problem? In both instances it violates federal law and rules.
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Gay rights groups buoyed by election day victories
After years of heartbreak at the polls, gay marriage advocates are cheering marriage wins in as many as four states.
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Gay marriage leading in Washington
A referendum which would uphold a gay marriage law approved by lawmakers is leading in Washington state.
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President Obama wins re-election
President Barack Obama won a second term in office Tuesday, defeating Republican challenger Mitt Romney.
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Illinois elects fourth openly gay State Representative
Illinois has elected it's fourth openly gay member of the Illinois House of Representatives. Democrat Sam Yingling won the 62nd district over Republican incumbent Sandy Cole.
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Minnesota gay marriage ban defeated
A proposed gay marriage ban in Minnesota was defeated on Tuesday, marking the first time such a measure has been rejected by voters.
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Maryland upholds gay marriage law
Maryland voters on Tuesday upheld a gay marriage law approved by lawmakers.
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Maine voters OK gay marriage law
Maine on Tuesday became the first state to approve a gay marriage law at the ballot box.
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Wisconsin's Tammy Baldwin becomes first openly gay Senator
Wisconsin Democratic Rep. Tammy Baldwin became the first openly gay U.S. Senator and the first Wisconsin woman elected to the U.S. Senate on Tuesday, defeating former Gov. Tommy Thompson.
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Eight LGBT candidates running for Congress
Eight LGBT candidates are running for Congress – a new record – including the nation's first Senate candidate.
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Gay Vote: Riding out election night with the remote
Barack Obama will spend election night in Chicago. Mitt Romney will spend the night in Boston. And there's a good chance that both men will spend the night with a laptop and a smartphone nearby, watching the results tric
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Gay Vote: Election could have significant impact on LGBT issues
Tuesday's General Election could be the most important election for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender rights in decades, according to Equality Illinois, the state's oldest and largest LGBT advocacy organization.
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Out Elections 2012: LGBTQ candidates special report
Gay Chicago TV, in conjunction with the Gay and Lesbian Victory Fund and Institute, are presenting Out Elections 2012, a comprehensive guide to LGBT candidates throughout the country.
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'Glee,' 'Modern Family' influencing voters on gay marriage
Television shows with gay characters such as Glee, Modern Family and The New Normal are influencing American voters on gay marriage.
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Minnesota gay marriage ban trailing By 7 points
A new poll shows Minnesota's marriage amendment trailing by 7 points.
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LGBT voters may make difference in close election
In what political observers see as an historically close election heading into the campaign's final weekend, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) voters are breaking even more toward President Barack Obama in a
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Marriage equality vote could be on horizon in Illinois General Assembly
Illinois State Representative Greg Harris, the highest-ranking openly gay elected official in the state, said Thursday that its only a matter of time before a marriage equality bill is up for a vote in the Illinois Gener
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HRC will match contributions to save Iowa judge through tomorrow
In a landmark decision April 3, 2009, the Iowa Supreme Court ruled unanimously (7-0) to determine that denying the right to marry to same-sex couples was incompatible with the equal protection clause of a state constitut
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Gay volunteer for GOP campaign recants beating story
A gay volunteer for Republican Chad Lee's congressional campaign told the Madison Police Department this week that he recanted the claim he was beaten by an unknown assailant at his home on Oct. 24.
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Eddie Cibrian joins NOH8 Campaign
Actor Eddie Cibrian has posed for the NOH8 Campaign, which raises awareness and funds for gay rights causes, including ending California's 2008 voter-approved gay marriage ban, Proposition 8.
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Zachary Quinto: Mitt Romney's reptilian self is barely able to suppress itself
Actor Zachary Quinto has said that as a gay man he has no choice other than to back President Barack Obama.