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GOP presidential candidate Herman Cain: People choose to be gay
Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain went head to head with the women on "The View" this week over whether people choose to be gay.
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Conservative group attacks gay Rep. Jared Polis' new baby boy
A conservative group is taking aim at gay Rep. Jared Polis (D-Colorado) and his newborn son. Polis and his partner, Marlon Rios, announced the healthy birth of their son, Caspian Julius, on Friday.
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Gay San Francisco mayor candidate releases ad featuring daughter
In what's believed to be the first time a campaign ad has ever shown an openly gay candidate's child, Bevan Dufty released a television campaign ad Monday featuring his daughter.
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GOP candidate Herman Cain: I should have defended that gay soldier
Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain said on Sunday that he regrets not defending a gay soldier whose videotaped comments were booed during a Tea Party-sponsored debate last month.
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Catholic Archbishop: Gay marriage will cause a 'national conflict of enormous proportions'
Archbishop Timothy Dolan, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, wrote a letter to President Barack Obama this week, demanding a meeting to talk about gay marriage.
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Republican Presidential debate audience boos gay soldier
An audience of Tea Party conservatives booed an openly gay serviceman who wanted to ask Republican candidates for President a question at a Google/FOX News debate on Thursday night.
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Gay military ban DADT ends
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GOP candidate Michele Bachmann tries to deflect gay issues on Leno
Late night talk show host Jay Leno confronted Republican candidate for president Michele Bachmann over her position on gay marriage.
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Iowa's pro-gay marriage law might be reversed
Iowa Democrats are at risk of losing their one-seat majority in the State Senate, which could put the state's gay marriage law at risk.
