Tag Archives: Paul Ryan

April 17, 2018   No comments

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

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July 13, 2016   No comments

GOP Convention: Some LGBT events in Cleveland but only half of six LGBT delegates are pledged to Trump

The Republican convention next week is expected to nominate its most LGBT friendly presidential candidate ever, but only half of the six openly LGBT delegates to the convention are pledged to support him. Here's what to watch for next week

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March 2, 2016   1 Comment

Concerns for GOP escalate as Trump sends out mixed message on KKK

The Republican presidential race took a particularly nasty turn this week when frontrunner Donald Trump inexplicably balked at disavowing the support of the Ku Klux Klan and a former KKK leader David Duke.

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November 7, 2012   1 Comment

Obama victory bolsters LGBT issues, candidates

In the November 6 race with the greatest impact on the LGBT community, President Obama secured re-election Tuesday night, winning both the popular and electoral vote majorities.

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May 16, 2011   2 Comments

Baldwin eyes run for U.S. Senate

U.S. Rep. Tammy Baldwin’s office is, thus far, silent on whether the openly gay legislator might make a bid for the U.S. Senate. But buzz about that possibility is hot.

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May 4, 2011   2 Comments

AIDS funding: caught in the crossfire of the FY 12 budget battle

Before it left on spring recess, the U.S. House passed a budget for Fiscal Year 2012 that the president called "wrong for America" and that AIDS activists have said would do "irreparable harm."

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