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“In under two years, President Obama and his record number of LGBT appointees have accomplished so much for LGBT Americans. His and Congress’s historic achievement of securing health care reform finally cements the most important protections for those in our community who need them most – especially those living with HIV and AIDS. “Hospital visitation rights for all Americans, expanded …

“The Republican Party would like nothing better than to see the discontent in the Democratic base help them install truly the most extreme lot of candidates we have seen in many years. We’ve exposed the tea party as nothing more than a reconfiguration of all the religious zealots, moral crusaders, racists and bigots who’ve been around for years. Do not …

“No one has been more gravely disappointed and, at times livid, with the practically non-existent record of President Obama on LGBT equal rights. Over and over again I have held this administration’s feet to the fire in an effort to force them to move forward in our struggle for freedom. As we all know by now, those pleas often have …

Democratic NY state Sen. Joseph Addabbo is super appreciative for all those homos that volunteered for his campaign and gave him “tons of money.” But seriously, go fuck yourselves. During a debate on NY1’s Inside City Hall on Friday, Addabbo, who represents a conservative district in Queens, said that he would be open to voting yes on the marriage equality …

Today the Associated Press wonders if gay voters disillusioned with the Obama administration will cost the Democrats seats in tightly contested races. Across the country, activists say gay voters are angry — at the lack of progress on issues from eliminating employment discrimination to uncertainty over serving in the military to the economy — and some are choosing to sit …

FiveThirtyEight’s Nate Silver today takes aim at some of the polls crying doom and gloom for House Democrats previously thought to be safe, cautioning that the volume of losses may not be as bad as some fear. Many of the polls are either partisan-affiliated, or were “robopolls” that used automated scripts rather than live interviewers, or both. Polls with an …

That’s an awful lot of red, but Silver still says that the Democrats have a 76% chance of holding the majority. The Senate seats most likely to flip to the GOP are below. Note that Silver gives Sharron Angle a 66% chance of deposing Harry Reid.

GetEQUAL has launched an internet campaign calling on its followers to “withhold time and money from political entities that are not fighting as hard for our equality as they are for our checkbooks.” We’re not the first ones to voice frustration with both Democrats and Republicans for holding our equality hostage (see here, here, and here). And we’re not going …

Things aren’t looking so great for one of our favorite House members, Rep. Alan Grayson (D-FL). Talking Points Memo on the just-released poll: A new Susquehanna (R)/Sunshine State News poll of Florida’s 8th District shows fiery liberal Democratic Congressman Alan Grayson trailing his Republican opponent, former state Sen. Dan Webster. The numbers: Webster 43%, Grayson 36%, plus 6% for Tea …

“The Democratic strategy right now is to run from the president, run from important proposals that help this country. If we’re not going to do something about health care, if we’re not going to do something about climate change, if we’re not going to do something about the economy, about the deficit, about the war, Washington is going to get …

Unsurprisingly, arch homophobe NY Sen. Reverend Ruben Diaz has coasted to any easy victory over novice pro-gay challenger Charlie Ramos, holding his seat with 82% of the vote. Diaz, who lead the eight Democrats who thwarted marriage equality last year, recently declared, “I am the church AND the state!” In 2008 Diaz organized the largest anti-gay rally in New York …

NY Sen. Bill Stachowski, one of the eight Democrats who thwarted marriage equality in New York, has been ousted by Tim Kennedy, who had the backing of Fight Back NY, the Human Rights Campaign, and Empire State Pride Agenda. Via press release from Fight Back NY: You did it! Tonight you helped Fight Back New York take down anti-equality state …

And the U.S. House moves once step closer to gaining its fourth openly gay member! Congrats, Rhode Island!

From the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees union, an attack ad on the GOP’s voting record on employment issues.

Surprisingly free of any mention of Meg Whitman.

The below clip began running on New Orleans television this week. A Chicago dentist has launched the 2012 presidential campaign a smidge early by running a pro-Hillary ad on television, reports CNN. The 30-second spot, paid for by William DeJean, says Clinton has “more experience working in and with the White House than most living presidents” and is “one of …