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Clinton Key in LGBT Massachusetts Win

Sara Whitman | Posted 02.05.2008 | Politics

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LGBT voters across the country are asking, why won't Clinton or Obama just say they support our rights, clearly, without hesitation, without disclaimers?

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Barack Obama's Progressive Cannibalism

Taylor Marsh | Posted 12.08.2007 | Politics

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Obama's attack on Paul Krugman proves what I've been saying for over 10 months: Barack Obama has no ideological compass.

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PFLAG, Obama, The Castro and Dumblegay

Corinne Marshall | Posted 10.31.2007 | Politics

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Some homophobia is scarier than anything Christian groups can "thou art" on their blogs and newsletters.

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Why Barack Obama is Losing Black Voters: Too Little, Too Late ... Too Boring?

Rod McCullom | Posted 10.30.2007 | Politics

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The delicate racial balancing act has consistently been Obama's strongest suit with white voters and the intelligentsia, and his Achilles heel with black voters.

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Obama "Disturbed" By Anti-Gay Views Of Prominent Supporter McClurkin

CNN | Posted 10.30.2007 | Politics

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Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama said Monday he is "disturbed" by some of gospel-singer Donnie McClurkin's views toward homosexuals, a d...

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Obama Campaign Releases Open Letter From Supporters On Controversial Reverend

HuffingtonPost.com | Michael Roston | Posted 10.25.2007 | Politics

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Senator Barack Obama's campaign has been struggling with its decision to hold a gospel tour in South Carolina with an anti-homosexual pastor, Donnie M...

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Why Barack Won't Dump McClurkin: It's Cynical Politics Baby Pure and Simple

Earl Ofari Hutchinson | Posted 10.25.2007 | Politics

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Obama has looked hard at the numbers, and knows that there are a lot of socially conservative blacks who loathe gay marriage and any talk of gay rights.

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The Gay Dilemma of Barack Obama

Cenk Uygur | Posted 10.25.2007 | Politics

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You can't turn your back on religious voters, there are too many of them. And you can't accept their ridiculous assertions. So, politicians like Obama get caught between a rock and a hard place.

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Obama Adds Gay Minister To Gospel Tour

AP | NEDRA PICKLER | Posted 10.24.2007 | Politics

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In response to an uproar from gay activists, Democrat Barack Obama's presidential campaign on Wednesday added a gay minister to the lineup for its wee...

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Donnie McClurkin and Perfecting Gays

John Ridley | Posted 10.24.2007 | Politics

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With Barack Obama coming under fire for including a hate monger in his Compassion and Unity tour, Donnie McClurkin shot back at all the anti-hata haters.

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Watch: Obama-Linked Gospel Singer Performs At '04 GOP Convention, Sings About Bush

The Huffington Post | Posted 10.24.2007 | Politics

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Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) is under heavy fire over the decision to invite gospel singer Donnie McClurkin on a South Carolina campaign tour this weekend...

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Obama and McClurkin: Don't Care

Paul Jenkins | Posted 10.23.2007 | Politics

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His association with a fool like McClurkin notwithstanding, Obama easily remains the most convincing on the issue of gay rights.

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Obama Got it Right and Wrong on Gay Bashing

Earl Ofari Hutchinson | Posted 10.23.2007 | Politics

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One line missing from Obama's disavowal was, "I will not appear on stage with Reverend McClurkin unless he publicly disavows his rabid anti-gay statements and crusade."

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Obama Should Repudiate and Cancel His Gay Bash Tour, and Do It Now

Earl Ofari Hutchinson | Posted 10.20.2007 | Politics

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Obama wouldn't dare go down the knock gay path, and risk drawing the inevitable heat for it, if he didn't think as Bush that anti-gay sentiment is still wide and deep among many blacks.

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Obama To Do Gospel Tour With "Ex-Gay" Singer Who Vowed To Battle "Curse Of Homosexuality"

AMERICAblog.com | John Aravosis | Posted 10.20.2007 | Politics

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From the NYT: As religious conservatives gather in Washington this weekend for the "Values Voters Summit," Senator Barack Obama's campaign announ...

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