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Debate: Pete Buttigieg movingly shares his decision to come out.

In a candid moment during the third 2020 Democratic debate on Thursday, South Bend, Indiana mayor and 2020 presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg shares why he decided to come out as gay, despite the repercussions it may have had in his “socially conservative” community…

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LGBT-focused town hall with 2020 Democratic candidates announced.

An LGBTQ-focused town hall featuring 2020 Democratic presidential candidates will be held in downtown Los Angeles next month, the Human Rights Campaign Foundationannounced Thursday. The “Power of Our Pride” event will take place Oct. 10, the day before National Coming Out Day…

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One of the most pro-LGBT 2020 candidates drops out.

Kirsten Gillibrand is no longer running for president. The New York Senator announced in a Wednesday tweet that she is suspending her presidential campaign. While Gillibrand said she’s “so proud” of what her team has accomplished in the 2020 race, she added that…

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Does Pete Buttigieg have a lesbian problem?

Campbell Spencer, a lesbian and political consultant, moved to Washington in the 1990s to work in LGBTQ advocacy. She wooed gay and lesbian voters for Al Gore, worked a stint in the Obama White House and now serves on the…

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Log Cabin executive director resigns over Trump endorsement.

The executive director of the Log Cabin Republicans has resigned following a controversial decision by the organization’s board to endorse President Trump, the Washington Blade has learned exclusively. Jerri Ann Henry, who was the first woman to lead the LGBT Republican group…