Gay Politics

Two California Cities Honor Harvey Milk With Street, Park

Posted 05.22.2012

Read More: Long Beach, Video, Gay Rights, California, San Diego, LGBT Rights, Gay Politicians, Gay Politics, Harvey Milk Day, San Francisco, Harvey Milk, Civil Rights, Gay Voices News

Two California cities are paying tribute to Harvey Milk with unique monuments on what would have been the slain gay rights leader's 82nd birthday. ...

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GOP Quietly Embraces Gay Republicans Despite Differences

McClatchy | Posted 05.16.2012

Read More: LGBT Politics, Gay GOP, Lgbt, Gay Republican Candidates, Gay Gop Candidates, Gay Candidates, Gay Republicans, Gay Politics, Gop, Gays and Lesbians, Gop Gay Rights, Gays, Republicans, Politics News

A quiet transformation is taking place in the Republican Party, which has begun to embrace openly gay candidates – and among gay Republicans, who no...

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An Open Letter To A Future Gay President Of The United States

Zach Stafford | Posted 05.12.2012

Read More: Gay Politics, Gay President, Gay u.s. President, Gay President of the United States, Gay Potus, Gay Voices News
Zach Stafford

You will spawn a million discussions and debates around living in a post-racial and post-homophobic society, but as CNN covers this celebratory event, another LGBTQ youth will sleep in a dark alley in Chicago, with no home, and another child will contemplate suicide.

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Michelangelo Signorile

Former New Mexico Governor Gary Johnson On Why He's Gay Voters' Best Presidential Choice

HuffingtonPost.com | Michelangelo Signorile | Posted 01.24.2012

Read More: New Mexico Governor, Gay Rights, New Mexico, 2012 Gop Candidates, Gay Voters, LGBT Rights, Gay Politics, Gary Johnson, Libertarian Party, Gary Johnson 2012, Gary Johnson 2012 Campaign, Gary Johnson Gay Voters, GOP Candidates, Gay Voices News

Former New Mexico GOP Gov. Gary Johnson says he’s the best presidential choice for gay voters -- better than even President Obama -- calling Newt G...

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Michelangelo Signorile

Prominent LGBT Figures Offer Their Predictions And Hopes For 2012

HuffingtonPost.com | Michelangelo Signorile | Posted 01.10.2012

Read More: Gay Predictions 2012, LGBT Politics, Transgender, Armistead Maupin, Lesbian, New-Years-2012, Gay Politics, Gay, Lgbt Predictions 2012, Larry Kramer, Gay Marriage, Same-Sex Marriage, Gay Voices News

As the new year begins, prominent LGBT figures are sharing their predictions and hopes for 2012 with HuffPost Gay Voices. I couldn't agree more wi...

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Michelangelo Signorile

The Top 12 Gay Politics Stories Of 2011

HuffingtonPost.com | Michelangelo Signorile | Posted 12.26.2011

Read More: Year-in-Review, LGBT Politics, Gay Rights, Gay News 2011, Gay News, LGBT News, LGBT Rights, Gay Politics, Top Gay News Stories 2011, Top Gay News Stories, 2011, Lgbt News 2011, Gay Voices News

For LGBT Americans, 2011 was a year of enormous triumph and hope, with marriage coming to New York, the sixth and most populous state, and the ban on ...

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New Jersey Town Elects First Openly Gay African-American Republican Mayor

Chatham Patch | Laura Silvius | Posted 11.14.2011

Read More: Bruce Harris, State and Local Government, Gay Republicans, Gay Politics, New Jersey Politics, Chatham NJ, Republican Party, Gay Issues, African-American-Politics, New Jersey Republicans, Mayors, Politics News

Bruce Harris isn't a big fan of campaigning. But now he can at least enjoy the result of his efforts....

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PHOTOS: LGBT Candidates Win Big In 2011 Elections

Posted 01.09.2012

Read More: Video, Bruce Harris, Gay Rights, Alex Morse, Election Day, Gay Politicians, LGBT Rights, Gay Politics, Elections 2011, Annise Parker, Openly Gay Politicians, Gay Voices News

Election Day 2011 proved victorious for many LGBT candidates and their causes, with at least 53 out of 75 candidates endorsed by the Gay & Lesbian Vic...

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Gay Legislators Having Impact In Marriage Debates

AP | DAVID CRARY | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Lgbt, Politics, Gay Rights, Blake Oshiro, Tom Duane, Greg Harris, Gay Politics, Gay Lawmakers, Gay Legislators, Deborah Mell, US News, Gay Marriage, Marriage Equality, Politics News

NEW YORK — Of America's 7,382 state legislators, only 85 are openly gay or lesbian. They are, however, playing an outsized and often impassioned rol...

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Broadmoor Reflections: What Gay Acceptance Feels Like Over Time

Steve Clemons | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Don't Ask Don't Tell, Mack McLarty, Bill Clinton, Dadt, Susan Rice, Gay-Politics, Broadmoor, Richard Holbrooke, Thomas F. McLarty, Mike Mullen, Chuck Hagel, Michael Mullen, Gay Issues, Travel News
Steve Clemons

A recent visit to Broadmoor, Colorado made me feel that great progress has been made in this country and history is tilting in good directions for the most part when it comes to tolerance and acceptance.

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Icelandic PM Becomes First Head Of State To Enter Same-Sex Marriage

AP | LOUISE NORDSTROM | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Politics, Iceland, Gay Marriage, Homophobia, Gay Politics, Iceland Prime Minister Gay, Tolerance, Iceland Prime Minister, Gay Head of States, World News

STOCKHOLM — Iceland's prime minister made history last week when she wed her girlfriend, becoming the world's first head of government to enter ...

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Orrin Hatch On Gays: 'Their Religion Is Politics'

Posted 05.25.2011

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Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) says that Republicans need to get the money flowing the way the gay community does for Democrats -- though it helps, he said...

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Weekly Reader: Offensive PETA ads, Ricky Martin, & the Bob Craig Media Award

Bil Browning | Posted 05.25.2011

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Bil Browning

Come visit to see why The Bilerico Project was named one of the top 10 LGBT political blogs in the nation.

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Icelandic Minister, Johanna Sigurdardottir, Would Be World's First Gay PM

Iris Erlingsdottir | Posted 05.25.2011

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Iris Erlingsdottir

This represents the first time that a gay leader has assumed the reins of a modern state -- and in a time of crisis.

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Obama Appoints Openly-Gay Hochberg To Run Export-Import Bank

Politico | Posted 05.25.2011

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A source tells me Fred Hochberg, an openly gay former Clinton Administration official, will be named to head the Export-Import Bank. Hochberg, who wa...

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Tipper Gore Comes Out Against Prop 8

Karen Ocamb | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Al Gore, Yes on 8, No on Prop 8, Mitchell Gold, Tipper Gore, LA Gay and Lesbian Center, Gay Politics, Special Needs Children, Civil Rights, Glsen, Politics News
Karen Ocamb

Tipper Gore... announced her opposition to Proposition 8 Saturday night during the L.A. Gay and Lesbian Center's 37th Anniversary gala in Los Angeles.

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