Author Archives: Lisa Keen
NH takes Santorum down; Romney up
The New Hampshire primary results took anti-gay Republican presidential hopeful Rick Santorum down several notches Tuesday night and boosted the more progressive Jon Huntsman up a few. Many pundits
GOP candidates try to look moderate
After spending eight minutes discussing gay-related issues Saturday night, the six remaining major candidates for the Republican presidential nomination were asked about the issues once again Sunday morning. Frontrunner Mitt Romney said he would not suggest that gays don’t have
Candidates defend views on marriage
The audience in New Hampshire listening to Saturday night’s debate grew noisily restless with reporters’ questions about the right to privacy as it regards contraception. But when the topic became same-sex marriage, they seemed to be listening more quietly
Santorum’s not the worst on gay issues
Republican Rick Santorum is not the most anti-gay candidate running in the presidential primary in the New Hampshire Tuesday. A candidate on the Democratic side is.
Santorum challenged on gay issues
Republican presidential hopeful Rick Santorum is being challenged more frequently now about his anti-gay positions, including by conservative media. In a live interview Wednesday, Fox News host Bill O’Reilly
IOWA RESULTS: Santorum success could increase gay-related debate
The Republican presidential field’s most anti-gay candidate scored big Tuesday night when he landed in a virtual tie for first place in the Iowa caucuses with the candidate who has been seen by the media as the party’s most viable
Santorum makes last-hour gain in Iowa
The Iowa caucuses begin tonight, and the startling news for LGBT voters is the dramatic increase in support for the field’s most anti-gay candidate, Rick Santorum.
2011’s ever-entertaining GOP presidential race to the bottom
Few in the GOP field could rival President Obama with their records on LGBT issues, and yet, the outcome of the Republican presidential race riveted the attention of LGBT people in 2012. Many of the contenders were notoriously anti-gay. They
