Gay candidates on state level

[serryjw]

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Stung by their failure in 2004 to stop ballot measures banning same-sex marriage, gay rights activists are moving to elect more of their own to legislatures where social policies often incubate.

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There are 353 openly gay elected officials — including 61 state legislators and three members of Congress — up from 49 in 1991, Wolfe says.

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http://www.usatoday.com/printedition/news/20060509/a_gaycandidates09.art.htm

[Mr_Jefferson_24]

1. K & R. Women had to fight...

...hard for recognition and some measure of parity in society, the gay community will have to as well. They're smart, they know how to organize and persevere, they have support outside the gay community, the strength of the gay rights movement will continue to grow, they WILL prevail.