As the 111th Congress was sworn in on Jan. 6, Victory Fund endorsee Jared Polis became the body's third openly gay member. Polis, who will represent Colorado's second House district, will join Reps. Barney Frank and Tammy Baldwin.
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Obama gets another chance to name out cabinet secretary Today New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson’s withdrawal of his nomination as President-elect Barack Obama’s Commerce Secretary has tongues wagging that Fred Hochberg could emerge as a contender for the position. » read article
Polis to be sworn in as third openly gay member of Congress today Today As the 111th Congress is sworn in today, Victory Fund endorsee Jared Polis became the body’s third openly gay member. Polis, who will represent Colorado’s second House district, will join Reps. Barney Frank and Tammy Baldwin. » read article
As Portland, Oregon residents welcome the New Year, they also welcome a new mayor. Sam Adams' new administration begins Jan. 1, making him the first openly gay mayor of a top 30 U.S. city.
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The Gay & Lesbian Leadership Institute today issued the following statement from its president and CEO, Chuck Wolfe, on the nomination of Nancy Sutley to chair the White House Council on Environmental Quality:
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"The growth of this organization has been a wonderful thing," Barney Frank said at the largest-ever GLLI International Gay & Lesbian Leadership Conference, which welcomed more than 600 participants.
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Victory Fund President Chuck Wolfe encourages everyone who considers Harvey Milk a national hero to put their name on this interactive map.
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Seventh-generation Floridian Coleman Prewitt hopes to serve as an inspiring openly gay leader in a city where the mayor’s publicly anti-gay comments have gained national attention.
