political lesbianism

The decision to become pregnant and raise a child with her female partner was not political, Mary Cheney, the lesbian daughter of Vice President Dick Cheney, said Wednesday.

After four years of Mitt Romney and his antigay political maneuvers, gays and lesbians in the Bay State welcome progressive new governor Deval Patrick with open arms.

Of the 71 gay and lesbian political candidates endorsed this year by the Gay and Lesbian Victory Fund, at least 31 were elected on Tuesday, and 10 others won races earlier this year, according to a press release from the political action group. "This is the path to change," Chuck Wolfe, president and CEO of the Victory Fund, said in the release. "We are not content to sit on the sidelines and hope others do the right thing for our community. We will step up and lead the fight for a more equal and fair America, and we will win."

Sharron Angle of Nevada would be detrimental to gay people across the country if she wins the state's November U.S. Senate election against Majority Leader Harry Reid, gay and lesbian political leaders said.

A day after calling gays "the wrong kind of people," Kentucky state senator Richard Roeding continued his verbal barrage against gays, calling a Republican political group that advocates gay and lesbian rights "a bunch of queers."

The Gay and Lesbian Victory Fund, a political action committee that works to elect LGBT politicians, has endorsed over 100 local, state, and national candidates vying for office in November, including South Carolina's Linda Ketner (pictured) and Colorado's Jared Polis.

Sen. Larry Craig, who has voted against same-sex marriage and opposes extending hate-crimes law to cover gay and lesbian victims, finds his political future in doubt after pleading guilty to misdemeanor charges stemming from complaints of lewd conduct in a men's room.