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Big victories in Texas Tuesday, as Valdez advances
Lupe Valdez made history Tuesday, winning the Democratic nomination for governor in Texas. Her odds are tough, but three openly LGBT candidates who advanced in their Congressional primaries Tuesday might well make history, too.
LGBT candidates make push for U.S. House
There's a good chance openly LGBT candidates can pick up five or six seats in the U.S. House this year, an achievement that could break the record on openly LGBT members of Congress and go a long way to changing
US Senate: 57 percent chance of new majority
Election data guru Nate Silver calculates there's a 57 percent chance Democrats might win the majority in the U.S. Senate November 8. LGBT issues are playing in several of the key states that would decide such a victory.
LGBT candidates: still some gay-baiting
A few openly LGBT candidates for public office have suffered some of the old gay-baiting and scare tactics of the past, but most of the record number of LGBT candidates this year seem to be finding acceptance --or rejection-- to
Surprise openly gay victory — in Lexington, Kentucky
In one of the most unlikely of places, openly gay construction company executive Jim Gray has won election as the mayor—of Lexington, Kentucky.
