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February 08 2010 9:00 AM ET

Julie Bolcer

Will Scott Brown’s win in Massachusetts cause Democrats to shrink even further from gay rights?

January 11 2010 10:00 AM ET

Gays vs Democratic Party

James Kirchick

They’re fond of your checkbooks — and deaf to your demands for equal rights. What will it take for the Democratic Party to step up?

November 19 2009 5:30 PM ET

What's it like to be 33, gay, and one of the most powerful people in America's second-largest city? Stressful, says Matt Szabo, the new deputy chief of staff to Los Angeles mayor Antonio Villaraigosa.

November 11 2009 10:00 AM ET

Julie Bolcer

Meet Loretta Weinberg, the bubbe behind New Jersey’s gay rights revolution.

November 09 2009 10:00 AM ET

Kerry Eleveld

Low approval ratings, crushing state deficits, a cold shoulder from Obama--it’s not easy being David Paterson. But in an exclusive interview, New York’s governor explains why he remains a champion of LGBT rights.