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Iconic LGBT activist Ray Hill files for Texas House seat

Posted on December 8, 2011 by admin

Long time Houston LGBT activist Ray Hill filed paperwork this week to run for the 147th Texas House seat against incumbent Garnet Coleman, D – Houston. The iconic (and iconoclastic) Hill said that he and Coleman agree on many issues … Continue reading →

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Sally Kern: Gays (and Gaga) are the real haters!

Posted on July 28, 2011 by David Taffet

Rep. Sally Kern In case you missed Oklahoma State Rep. Sally Kern’s appearance on Tim Wildmon’s American Family Radio, she was on promoting her new book, The Stoning of Sally Kern. Wildmon is the president of the hate group the … Continue reading →

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What’s Brewing: Sally Kern’s book; poll shows strong support for marriage equality in Ireland

Posted on March 7, 2011 by John Wright

Your weekday morning blend from Instant Tea: 1. Anti-gay Oklahoma State Rep. Sally Kern has written a book (right) about the national outcry over her comments in 2008, when she said homosexuality is a bigger threat to America than terrorism. … Continue reading →

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Kern supporters start slinging mud at Novotny

Posted on September 9, 2010 by Kevin Thomas

It appears that the mudslinging has started in the race for the District 84 seat in the Oklahoma House of Representatives, where incumbent Republican Sally Kerns of Oklahoma City is facing Democratic challenger Brittany Novotny, a transgender woman also from … Continue reading →

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Long Island Latino Legislator Could Make NY Marriage History

Posted on September 2, 2010 by John Wright

When Dave Mejias was elected to the Nassau County Legislature in 2003, he became the first Latino to serve in that body (his parents are Cuban and Ecuadorean). He was re-elected in 2005 and continues to represent a district whose … Continue reading →

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