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Title: Gays make strides in legislative races
Post by: Shana A on August 26, 2008, 01:58:15 PM
 Monday, August 25, 2008
Deb Price
Gays make strides in legislative races

http://detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080825/OPINION03/808250338/1031 (http://detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080825/OPINION03/808250338/1031)

Polis is expected to be elected in the solidly Democratic district in November. That would make him the first openly gay man to win a seat in Congress as a nonincumbent.

There are 424 out lesbian, gay male, bisexual or transgender elected officials, according to the Victory Fund.