Openly Gay and Lesbian Candidates Face Mixed Reactions in Midwest
By Paul Karr on March 26, 2008 5:53 PM
http://glaadorg.nexcess.net/2008/03/openly-gay-and-lesbian-candida.html (http://glaadorg.nexcess.net/2008/03/openly-gay-and-lesbian-candida.html)
Openly gay candidates and politicians are not unheard of in the Midwest—Wisconsin Rep. Tammy Baldwin has been widely profiled in the media for more than 10 years, and Ohio judge, the honorable Mary Wiseman has garnered media attention in the past six months. But unfortunately attacks on these openly gay politicians are becoming as common as openly gay politicians themselves.