Kyrsten Sinema, first out bisexual U.S. senator, won't run for reelection
The Arizona senator has been much criticized by progressives. Now, she's decided to step aside this November.
March 5, 2024
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Senate Confirms Conservative Judge Neil Gorsuch to Supreme Court
Gorsuch's appointment comes after a historic vote Thursday to end the U.S. Senate's filibuster rule for SCOTUS nominees, according to NPR.
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Kyrsten Sinema Gets More Heat Over Her Support for Filibuster
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Kyrsten Sinema Touts Friendship With McConnell as Popularity Dips
Sinema, the bi senator who's disappointed many of her fellow Democrats, gave a speech promoting her supposed bipartisanship at the McConnell Center Monday.
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Sen. Kyrsten Sinema: The Dagger at the Throat of Democracy
The jabbing of her weapon leaves the very essence of our republic, the right to vote, on life support.
January 14, 2022
Open Letter Calls on Out Senator Kyrsten Sinema to End Filibuster
LGBTQ+ activists say they'll pull support for the bisexual senator if she doesn't end what many see as a roadblock to the Equality Act.
June 23, 2021
Eight times Kyrsten Sinema let down the LGBTQ+ community — and others
Sinema, the first out bisexual in the U.S. House and then the Senate, came into office as a liberal but moved to the right.
January 24, 2025
Sinema Refuses to Change Filibuster to Pass Voting Rights Legislation
Sen. Kyrsten Sinema's refusal to support changing the Senate rule has most likely doomed the legislation that Democrats had wished to pass.
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AOC: End Filibuster to Protect Marriage Equality and More
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24 Hours Later, Mo. Dems Still Fillibustering Anti-LGBT Bill
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March 8, 2016
Kyrsten Sinema Unfazed by Re-election Prospects, 'Can Do Anything,' According to New Book
U.S. Sen. Kyrsten Sinema told Sen. Mitt Romney that she didn't care if she was re-elected because "I saved the Senate by myself."
October 26, 2023
Democrats' Filibuster on Gun Control Actually Worked
The filibuster looks like it's ended with an agreement that the Senate will vote on two ideas.
June 16, 2016
Tammy Baldwin Needs Your Help on Gun Control
The out U.S. senator from Wisconsin joined fellow Democrats in filibustering on the issue today.
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Sinema Endorses Biden Spending Bill - Will Other Changes Follow?
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More Than 500 U.S. Companies Support Passage of Equality Act
New members of HRC's Business Coalition for the Equality Act include Edward Jones, REI, Honeywell, McDonald's, Harley-Davidson, and more.
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Democratic Supermajority No Guarantee for Gay Progress
The 2008 election may already be one for the record books, but triumphant Democrats are still vying for an elusive political prize -- the 60-seat supermajority required to overcome Republican filibuster attempts and advance their legislative agenda swiftly beginning in January. But what are the odds of actually getting 60 seats -- and will it really push gay rights to the front of the line?
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