All posts tagged "republican party"
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House Republicans urge Boehner to allow ENDA vote
Six Republican supporters of the Employment Non-Discrimination Act urged House Speaker John Boehner to allow a vote on the LGBT-rights bill as part of a...
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Is ENDA Dead?
Lobbying efforts are continuing on Capitol Hill during the lame duck session for legislation that would outlaw LGBT workplace discrimination.
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Marriage-equality opponents to target Rob Portman in 2016
Sen. Rob Portman will become the latest target of social conservatives bent on preventing the Republican Party from embracing LGBT equality. Following the defeats of...
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Carl DeMaio concedes in California congressional race
Carl DeMaio conceded Sunday his race for the U.S. House of Representatives, ending the possibility that this election could witness an openly gay Republican elected to Congress...
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Social conservatives emboldened by week of victories
Social conservatives are coming off of a high this week, which proved to be one of the brightest their cause has witnessed in years. After...
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Election night serves up few LGBT gains
For LGBT candidates, election night 2014 proved not to be election night 2012. Two years ago, when President Barack Obama handily won a second term,...
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Key LGBT races to watch
A number of LGBT candidates are on the ballot this Election Day in states across the country. Here are the key races to watch when...
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Democrat Seth Moulton rejects support from same-sex marriage opponents
Responding to calls from the National Organization for Marriage for social conservatives to vote for pro-LGBT Democrat Seth Moulton over his openly gay Republican opponent, Richard...
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GOP congressional candidate features gay son in ad
Nan Hayworth, the Republican seeking to unseat out Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney in New York’s 18th Congressional District, released a television ad Wednesday featuring her...
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HRC unlikely to endorse in Tisei, Moulton race
The nation’s largest LGBT-rights organization is not expected to get involved in the Massachusetts congressional race between openly gay Republican Richard Tisei and pro-LGBT Democrat...
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GOP Rep. Chris Gibson backs attaching ENDA to defense bill
A Republican cosponsor of the Employment Non-Discrimination Act publicly endorsed a strategy Saturday that would attach the piece of LGBT-rights legislation as an amendment to...
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Courting the GOP
Inside the Fight for the Heart and Soul of the Republican Party
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Ted Cruz lashes out at the Supreme Court over same-sex marriage
While some members of the Republican Party may be evolving on the issue of marriage equality, Sen. Ted Cruz made clear Monday that he is...
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Rick Santorum’s plea for the conservative movement
Rick Santorum had a message for social conservatives on Friday: “Quit being scared and start being activists and making things happen in America.” Those were...
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Social conservatives declare war on pro-LGBT Republicans
The heads of three conservative groups announced a campaign to defeat three Republican candidates due to their views on LGBT-rights and abortion in a letter...
