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Iowa Monday: Buttigieg part of a ‘four-way tie’
Openly gay presidential hopeful Pete Buttigieg has defied the odds and finds himself in a four-way tie going into Monday's caucus voting in Iowa.
Buttigieg’s a solid fifth in the primary marathon
A poll immediately after the second round of Democratic debates did not show any discernible change in openly gay presidential hopeful Pete Buttigieg's standing, but his remarks during the debate highlighted some room for growth and caution.
Sinema advances in Arizona, Baer in Florida
U.S. Rep. Kyrsten Sinema advanced as expected in Tuesday's primary in the U.S. Senate race for Arizona. Another openly LGBT winner Tuesday night: attorney Lauren Baer in Florida, running for a U.S. House seat.
Clinton needled about the past, Trump sails by despite inconsistencies
Democrat Hillary Clinton is getting questioned again about her evolution toward support marriage for same-sex couples, but Republican Donald Trump maintains popularity despite current inconsistencies.
Iowa poll finds LGBT issue important In deciding who to support in caucuses
LGBT issues have come up relatively little in the current presidential primary campaigns, but a poll out of Iowa last week says such issues do have an important influence in who likely caucus goers will choose to support. The first
First GOP debates: 17 candidates, one ‘humane’ response on LGBT issues
Only six of the 17 Republican presidential candidates fielded a question that hit upon an LGBT issue during last Thursday's debates. And only one of those six --Ohio Governor John Kasich— answered in a way that suggested a measure of
Summer Finale: ‘doing this stupid thing’
A Seventh Circuit panel grilled attorneys for Indiana and Wisconsin this week over their reasons for banning marriage for same-sex couples. The Supreme Court extended a stay last week on a Fourth Circuit decision that Virginia's ban on marriage for
Sunday Speed: 3 cases at Supreme Court
Three separate appeals were filed with the Supreme Court this week, seeking the high court's ruling on whether states can ban same-sex couples from marrying or refuse to recognize the marriage licenses same-sex couples have obtained in other states. A
Speed Read: Big LGBT primary day
Ten openly LGBT candidates have primary races today --most in Maryland, including lesbian House Delegate Heather Mizeur who's running for governor. National Security Advisor Susan Rice will speak to an LGBT forum at the White House today. And U.S. Senator
