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Hampshire, South Carolina, L.A. and more in the course
of what has become one of the most historic elections
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Estimated Number of Gay,
Lesbian and Bisexual Adults for States Participating in 2008
States
with primaries on February 5
States with primaries on other
dates
Source: "Same-sex Couples and
the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual Population: New Estimates
from the American Community Survey," The
Williams Insitute.
Total GLB population for
Super Tuesday states: 4,461,952 (Based on Figures from 2005
American Community Survey)
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L.A. DEBATE BLOG - by Rachel
Dowd & Michelle GarciaThe Advocate takes you inside L.A.'s Kodak Theatre,
where Democratic contenders Hillary Clinton and Barack
Obama face off in the last debate before Tsunami
Tuesday.
ANALYSIS: TAKING STOCK OF THIS
GAY ELECTION - by Kerry Eleveld Clinton, Edwards, and Obama all reached out to the
community in different ways, leaving gay activists to
choose which candidate's approach will produce results
for LGBT equality.
SOUTH CAROLINA BLOG: RACE AND
SEXUALITY - by Kerry EleveldBlogging from Charleston to Myrtle Beach, The
Advocate explores the relationship between the
LGBT and black communities, the McClurkin effect on voters,
and the momentum of the Democratic candidates.
KUCINICH: VOTE FOR YOURSELF -
by Rachel DowdDennis Kucinich is the politician we've been asking
for. So why aren't gays supporting him for president?
IOWA CAUCUS BLOG - by Kerry Eleveld Meet Sharon Malheiro, an Obama supporter and the first of five LGBT
Iowans we are getting to know as we follow them
through the Iowa caucus on January 3, the first step in the
nominating process on the road to the White House.
Jeff Westendorf is president of the Log Cabin Republican chapter in
Iowa and a Giuliani supporter. Westendorf is the second of
five LGBT Iowans The Advocate will follow
through the Iowa caucus on January 3, the official
kickoff of the 2008 presidential campaign.
Caucusing 101: Drake University professor Rachel
Paine Caufield gives The Advocate the lowdown on
caucusing in Iowa, how unpredictable it is, and why it
matters to have an LGBT presence.
Susan
Webster is a Clinton supporter and the third of five
LGBT Iowans we are getting to know as we follow them
through the Iowa caucus on January 3, the first of
many steps in the process of nominating candidates
for the office of president.
Meet R.J. Droll,
a Biden supporter and the LGBT caucuser whom we will
follow live tonight as he navigates his way through an
Iowa caucus for the very first time.
Lamar Lapp
is a Republican who hasn't totally fallen for any of
his candidates so far. He is the fourth of five LGBT
Iowans whom we are following through the Iowa caucuses
on January 3, the first contest in the nominating
process.