Person of the Year: Tammy Baldwin
The first openly gay U.S. senator talks about her historic campaign, being a role model, and the LGBT legislative agenda in 2013.
January 04 2013 9:00 AM
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The first openly gay U.S. senator talks about her historic campaign, being a role model, and the LGBT legislative agenda in 2013.
Now This News has released its short video of LGBT news in 2012.
Thousands of LGBT folks no doubt came out this year, but we had our eyes on the handful who helped push visibility in the worlds of entertainment, politics, and athletics.
The reasons 2012 will be memorable go outside of politics and include an NFL linebacker, a den mother and a new normal.
As far as the news cycle is concerned, 2012 was a banner year for LGBTs. From never-ending coverage of Chick-fil-A's antigay ways to the president's endorsement of marriage equality -- and the collective conservative conniption that followed -- these are the stories that topped our gaydar in 2012.
A clever line from the 9th Circuit Court's decision to invalidate Proposition 8 was named one of the top legal quotes of 2012 by the editors of the National Law Journal.