An Arizona state senator revealed that he was gay on Wednday, sayg he felt pelled to make his sexual orientatn public bee of the recent battle over legislatn the state that would have allowed bs to refe sevic to homosexuals.
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- GAY ARIZONA POLICIAN ARRTED, ACCED OF SEXUAL CONTACT WH MOR
- TAMMY BALDW, WHO IS GAY, NONTED MAR RUB ABOUT LLG SAME-SEX MARRIAGE VOTE A ‘STUPID WASTE OF TIME’
- ARIZONA STATE SENATOR DISCLOS HE'S GAY
- ARIZONA LEGISLATN PROMPTS STATE SENATOR TO REVEAL HE IS GAY
- GAY ARIZONA STATE SENATOR RIGNS AMID CHARG OF SEX WH MOR
- MOVG TO GAY ARIZONA? THG TO KNOW BEFORE RELOTG HERE AS AN LGBT PERSON.
GAY ARIZONA POLICIAN ARRTED, ACCED OF SEXUAL CONTACT WH MOR
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TAMMY BALDW, WHO IS GAY, NONTED MAR RUB ABOUT LLG SAME-SEX MARRIAGE VOTE A ‘STUPID WASTE OF TIME’
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ARIZONA STATE SENATOR DISCLOS HE'S GAY
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ARIZONA LEGISLATN PROMPTS STATE SENATOR TO REVEAL HE IS GAY
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GAY ARIZONA STATE SENATOR RIGNS AMID CHARG OF SEX WH MOR
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MOVG TO GAY ARIZONA? THG TO KNOW BEFORE RELOTG HERE AS AN LGBT PERSON.
Tammy Baldw, the Wisns Democrat who is also the first known gay polician elected to the US Senate. Arizona lawmakers announced on Monday that they would troduce legislatn to protect gay and transgenr people om discrimatn at the hands of bs, landlords and employers. Steve Gallardo of Phoenix was elected to Arizona Senate 2012%2C re-elected 2012He was elected 2002 to the first of 3 terms the Arizona state HoeHe started his polil reer as an appotee to the Arizona Civil Rights Advisory Board 1998PHOENIX — An Arizona state senator disclosed Wednday that he is gay sayg the furor over a bill that would have allowed bs to refe ctomers service based on owners' relig beliefs prompted his cisn to go Steve Gallardo, the Senate's mory whip, has been an outspoken cric of the GOP majory at the Capol but has not ma gay rights a signature issue.
Many viewed as a thly veiled attempt to legalize discrimatn agast gays and Gov. "I am gay, I'm Lato and I'm a senator.
Gallardo's announcement brgs to three the number of openly gay members of the Legislature along wh two other Democrats, Sen.