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- COLORADO'S JARED POLIS, THE FIRST OPENLY GAY MAN ELECTED ERNOR, ADDRS 'HORRIFIC' SHOOTG AT AN LGBTQ CLUB
- WHAT 'S LIKE BEG AMERI'S FIRST OPENLY GAY ERNOR
- POLIS, 1ST OPENLY GAY ERNOR ELECTED, MARRI COLORADO
- JARED POLIS MAK HISTORY AS AMERI'S FIRST ELECTED OPENLY GAY MALE GOVERNOR
- MEET CALIFORNIA'S FIRST OPENLY GAY ERNOR — FOR A FEW HOURS, ANYWAY
- GAY GOVERNORS: MRA HEALEY, TA KOTEK, JARED POLIS W
- MRA HEALEY IS FIRST WOMAN AND FIRST OUT GAY PERSON ELECTED MASSACHETTS ERNOR
- COLORADO’S GOT A GAY GOVERNOR. WHO CAR?
COLORADO'S JARED POLIS, THE FIRST OPENLY GAY MAN ELECTED ERNOR, ADDRS 'HORRIFIC' SHOOTG AT AN LGBTQ CLUB
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis, the first openly gay man elected ernor the Uned Stat, on Sunday cried Saturday's “horrific” adly shootg at a Colorado Sprgs LGBTQ nightclub. * gay govenor *
Jared Polis, the first openly gay man elected ernor the Uned Stat, on Sunday cried Saturday's “horrific” adly shootg at a Colorado Sprgs LGBTQ nightclub.
WHAT 'S LIKE BEG AMERI'S FIRST OPENLY GAY ERNOR
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He first won elected office 2008 and beme, his words, “the first openly gay parent to w a seat Congrs. In addn to beg Colorado's first openly gay ernor, he is also the state's first Jewish ConcepcnSummer Concepcn is a polics reporter for NBC News. The breakout star of the ntt to bee the Democratic party’s nomee the 2020 race for the Whe Hoe is Pete Buttigieg, the mayor of South Bend, Indiana, and the first openly gay elected official to n for print.
”In 1978, jt 26% of Amerins said they would vote for a gay or lbian ndidate, acrdg to pollster Gallup. There is livg proof of this warp speed transformatn Colorado, which ls than three s has gone om notoriety as a homophobic “hate state” to electg Ameri’s first openly gay ernor.
“This is a much higher-profile posn, and of urse nng as an openly gay uple, that gave an even higher profile, ” says Reis. ‘This is a much higher-profile posn, and of urse nng as an openly gay uple, that gave an even higher profile. “When I was growg up there were people on televisn that reprented stereotyp of what people associated beg gay wh and was tertg, you viewed through a tunnel visn, ” he rells, addg that when he was high school, he felt “GSAs – gay straight allianc – didn’t exist; at least at my school they weren’t prent”.
POLIS, 1ST OPENLY GAY ERNOR ELECTED, MARRI COLORADO
Colorado's Jared Polis, who beme the first openly gay man the Uned Stat to be elected ernor 2018, has married his longtime partner and first gentleman Marlon Reis, a wrer and animal welfare advote. Polis, 46, and Reis, 40, were married a tradnal Jewish ceremony attend by fay and iends Boulr on Wednday, the ernor's office said. Rabbi Tirzah Firtone officiated. * gay govenor *
She said: ‘When I signed up to have a gay bt iend I thought that you would be takg me out shoppg, ’ and I said: ‘I n’t stand shoppg. ”But would an openly gay ndidate have been nceivable when you were growg up here? I went out and bought every book on homosexualy.
All I knew was homosexuals were creepy moltg typ. It was set up by Tim Gill, a wealthy software veloper who, along wh Polis, Pat Stryker and Rutt Bridg – Colorado’s “gang of four” – spent many lns of dollars on gay rights and other liberal , helpg turn Colorado’s general assembly om Republin to Democratic 2004. ”Polis’s sexualy was important to gay rights activists but no one else, Caldara add.
JARED POLIS MAK HISTORY AS AMERI'S FIRST ELECTED OPENLY GAY MALE GOVERNOR
Toni Atks beme California's first openly gay ernor on Wednday -- for a perd of roughly ne hours. * gay govenor *
Nobody I know on the right is upset bee he’s gay; we’re upset bee he’s stroyg the state of Colorado and turng to California. ”Back at the vio rerdg, an terviewer asks him directly: “How do feel to be the first openly gay man elected ernor the Uned Stat?
MEET CALIFORNIA'S FIRST OPENLY GAY ERNOR — FOR A FEW HOURS, ANYWAY
The number of openly gay ernors the Uned Stat went om one to three followg Tuday's midterm electns * gay govenor *
Eric Marc, creator and host of the Makg Gay History podst, says: “It’s a non-story but I also feel very exced ’s a non-story. Is Ameri ready for a gay print? Polis, who beme the first openly gay man the Uned Stat to be elected ernor 2018, married his longtime partner and first gentleman Reis, a wrer and animal welfare advote.
(AP) — Colorado's Jared Polis, who beme the first openly gay man the Uned Stat to be elected ernor 2018, has married his longtime partner and first gentleman Marlon Reis, a wrer and animal welfare, 46, and Reis, 40, were married a tradnal Jewish ceremony attend by fay and iends Boulr on Wednday, the ernor's office said.
GAY GOVERNORS: MRA HEALEY, TA KOTEK, JARED POLIS W
Colorado Congrsman Jared Polis ma history Tuday night by beg the first openly gay man to be elected ernor of a U.
” Mary Parker, print and CEO of the Victory Fund, a natnwi anizatn that supports LGBTQ ndidat, told the Denver Post of Polis’ victory: “The fact that the state of Colorado, 25 years, has gone om beg dubbed the ‘Hate State’ to a place that n elect someone who is not jt openly gay, but publicly gay, that’s historic. Toni Atks beme California's first openly gay ernor on Wednday -- for a perd of roughly ne hours.
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MRA HEALEY IS FIRST WOMAN AND FIRST OUT GAY PERSON ELECTED MASSACHETTS ERNOR
”Atks is only the send openly gay ernor the U. He rigned shortly openly gay person has ever been elected ernor.
COLORADO’S GOT A GAY GOVERNOR. WHO CAR?
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