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GOP Sen. Markwayne Mullin attacks Pete Buttigieg & Rachel Levine in defending Trump’s AG pick, Matt Gaetz

The Oklahoma U.S. senator accused the media and Joe Biden’s team of not scrutinizing LGBTQ+ members of the administration.

Map Daddy Steve Kornacki is back with his khakis, glasses, and nerdy sex appeal

Let the out MSNBC journalist guide you through the election night numbers.

Trump ally Laura Loomer goes after Lindsey Graham: ‘We all know you’re gay’

The South Carolina Republican senator, who has consistently voted for anti-LGBTQ+ policies, has denied being queer.

WATCH: Michael Sam Meets Press, Exudes Poise

Several sports commentators are offering kudos to Sam for the grace with which he responded to questions about the implications of being openly gay in pro football.

WATCH: Janet Napolitano 'Evolves' on Marriage Equality

The former Department of Homeland Security secretary and current Olympic delegate discussed security and LGBT rights ahead of the Winter Games in Sochi, Russia, next month.

On Meet the Press, N.C. Gov. Defends Anti-LGBT Law

Pat McCrory claims the discriminatory law was a reaction to the city of Charlotte's "government overreach."

Jindal Doesn't Believe GOP Needs to Embrace Gay Rights

The Louisiana governor speaks on Sunday's Meet the Press.

President Joe Biden to Sign Marriage Equality Into Law

It comes 10 years after Biden first voiced support for same-sex marriages on Meet the Press.

WATCH: 'There Will Be' an Openly Gay U.S. President, Says Billie Jean King

The groundbreaking moment won't come in her lifetime, but it will come, King tells Harry Smith on Meet the Press.

WATCH: Bobby Jindal 'Disappointed' by Fix to Discriminatory Indiana Law

On Meet the Press, Jindal also dodges a question about an even harsher measure proposed in his state, Louisiana.

New Film Showcases the 'Coded' Homoeroticism of a Gay Artist

Coded: The Hidden Love of J.C. Leyendecker, the story of one of the early 20th century's leading commercial artists, screens Thursday at the Meet the Press Film Festival.

Senators Tell of Sexual Harassment, But One Analyst Warns of 'War on Men'

Claire McCaskill (pictured) told her story of harassment on Meet the Press today, while an American Enterprise Institute staffer expressed concern about a "war on men."

WATCH: Scott Walker Wants to Gloss Over Marriage Equality

The Wisconsin governor told David Gregory he doesn't believe there's a sea change within the Republican party toward supporting same-sex marriage on Sunday's episode of Meet the Press.

Vice President Biden Comfortable with Marriage Equality

"I am absolutely comfortable with the fact that men marrying men, women marrying women, and heterosexual men and women marrying another are entitled to the same exact rights, all the civil rights, all the civil liberties," Biden said Sunday on NBC's Meet the Press.

Giuliani Not as Popular Among Hard-Core Conservative Base as Thompson

Rudy Giuliani shares the lead among conservative voters in the Republican presidential race, despite the New Yorker's three marriages and moderate views on abortion, guns, and gays. Yet a close look suggests his support from the GOP's potent right wing is less than meets the eye, according to recent Associated Press-Ipsos polls. Conservatives, evangelical and born-again voters, and strongly loyal Republicans who back Giuliani tend to be less conservative, less religiously active and less supportive of President Bush than those favoring Fred Thompson, Giuliani's chief rival so far, the surveys show.

Giuliani Aligns Himself With Catholic Church on Gay Issues

Republican presidential candidate Rudy Giuliani, appearing on Meet the Press Sunday, explained that he doesn't believe being gay is a sin, but he said that, heterosexual or homosexual, "it's the various acts that people perform that are sinful." Giuliani, who signed domestic-partner legislation into law in 1998 when he was mayor of New York, has been consistently angling toward more conservative positions on gay issues to appease socially conservative Republicans. He has said he would appoint "strict constructionist" judges in the vein of justices Samuel Alito and Antonin Scalia to the Supreme Court and has indicated he doesn't support civil unions if they are the equivalent of marriage.

N.C. Lawmaker Introduces Legislation to Repeal Anti-LGBT Bill

After apologizing for supporting North Carolina's anti-LGBT law, Billy Richardson hopes to strike it down.

WATCH: Hilary Clinton Says She Evolved on Marriage

NBC's Chuck Todd asks the Democratic front-runner to respond to critics who say her opinions on issues like marriage equality have shifted to curry political favor.

Archbishop Dolan to NFL Hopeful Michael Sam: 'Bravo'

'Good for him,' New York Cardinal Timothy Dolan says of NFL hopeful Michael Sam revealing he is gay. 'I would have no sense of judgment on him.'

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Here's How Marco Rubio Will End Marriage Equality

The GOP presidential candidate lays out his plan to end same-sex marriage.

Obama to Russian Rights Activists: Work Is 'Critically Important'

President Obama met with representatives of LGBT and other human rights groups in Russia today, as protests of the nation's antigay laws continued.