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Amanda Simpson, a member of the board of directors of the National Center for Transgender Equality, has been appointed Senior Technical Advisor to the Department of Commerce by President Obama, according to NCTE.

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Andy Martin, a Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate seat vacated by President Barack Obama, is airing a radio ad suggesting that fellow Republican candidate and frontrunner Mark Kirk, is gay, the Associated Press reports. ...

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The United States Senate has confirmed Minnesota assistant police chief Sharon Lubinski as the first openly gay U.S. marshal and the first female marshal in the state, according to the Associated Press.

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Why are increasing numbers of openly LGBT candidates winning nationwide even as marriage ballot measures go down to defeat? The New York Times takes a look.

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The election of openly gay candidates to the Hillsborough County Commission and the St. Petersburg City Council are among the Tampa area’s Top 10 news stories of the decade, according to Creative Loafing columnist Mitch Perry:

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A Tuesday announcement on the filling of key administrative posts included President Obama's latest openly gay official

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Ninety-six members of Congress have submitted a letter to Secretary of Defense Robert Gates requesting “don’t ask, don’t tell” discharge data, according to the Palm Center, a University ...

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MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow Show has been following Uganda’s “kill the gays” bill for weeks and was happy to confirm reports from the U.S. State Department that the Ugandan President ...

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In a 39-20 vote, Mexico City legislators have passed a landmark bill making Mexico’s capital city, one of the largest cities in the world, the first in Latin America to recognize marriage equality.

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The Los Angeles Times ran an interview with out Speaker-elect Assemblyman Perez, highlighting what his new job entails and what his election means for the various communities that he is a part of. Here is an excerpt from the article:

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The Empire State Pride Agenda has released a video regrouping support for marriage equality advocates in New York. The video features several compelling speakers for marriage equality, including openly ...

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District of Columbia Mayor Adrian Fenty today signed into law a bill legalizing marriage for same-sex couples in the nation’s capital. Michael Crawford (pictured), co-chair of D.C. for Marriage, ...

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In light of the election of Annise Parker as mayor of Houston, the Southern Political Report analyzes the growth in the number of openly LGBT officeholders in the South, concluding, “Parker…is ...

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Newly-minted NYC Council member Danny Dromm is helping to lead protests against Democratic senators who voted against New York’s marriage equality bill, according to YourNabe.com.

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In its Top 10 Political Predictions for 2010, Newsweek predicts President Barack Obama will punt on LGBT issues next year because of the mid-term elections:






















