Hold Your Nose: Antigay Gov. Mike Pence Makes His Case for Donald Trump (Video)

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Hold Your Nose: Antigay Gov. Mike Pence Makes His Case for Donald Trump
Gov. Mike Pence's horrid record on LGBT rights didn't come up in the first hour of the debate but here's what he did say.
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          Oct 05, 2016
          
        
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The Advocate's news editor Dawn Ennis successfully transitioned from broadcast journalism to online media following another transition that made headlines; in 2013, she became the first trans staffer in any major TV network newsroom. As the first out transgender editor at The Advocate, the native New Yorker continues her 30-year media career, in which she has earned more than a dozen awards, including two Emmys. With the blessing of her three children, Dawn retains the most important job title she's ever held: Dad.
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Hold Your Nose: Antigay Gov. Mike Pence Makes His Case for Donald Trump

Gov. Mike Pence's horrid record on LGBT rights didn't come up in the first hour of the debate but here's what he did say.

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