Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison caused a stir in Texas with her recommendation that the Obama administration name an openly gay judge and prosecutor as U.S. attorney in San Antonio. The pick, one of two also endorsed by her colleague Senator John Cornyn, could complicate Hutchison’s relationship with social conservatives as she challenges Governor Rick Perry […]
Annise Parker, the openly gay candidate for mayor of Houston, spoke with CNN on Monday and said that her being gay is “just a piece of the package.”
Parker, who could become a gay mayor of the fourth largest city in the United States, downplayed the impact of her sexual orientation on her political career in […]
The Associated Press interviews Jenny Durkan, the first openly gay person to serve as a U.S. attorney. Durkan, who serves in Seattle and was confirmed by the Senate last month, spoke about her historic appointment.
“In this region I don’t think it’s very remarkable that you have someone who is gay in a position of authority, […]
As a little-known Minneapolis police sergeant, Sharon Lubinski made headlines when she declared she was a lesbian on the front pages of the city’s largest newspaper — a bold move that other gay officers say inspired them to come out, too.
More than a decade later, Lubinski could become the first openly gay U.S. marshal after […]
A hot topic entered Tuesday night’s mayoral debate in New York City, when candidates Michael Bloomberg and William C. Thompson, Jr. were asked whether they thought President Obama has done enough for gay rights.
“No,” replied Bloomberg, the incumbent mayor running on the Independent and Republican party lines.
“Yes,” said Thompson, the city comptroller and Democratic nominee.
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Impatient and discouraged by what they see as a certain detachment by President Obama on their issues, gay rights supporters took to the streets Sunday in the largest demonstration for gay rights here in nearly a decade.
The rally was primarily the undertaking of a new generation of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender advocates who have grown disillusioned […]
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