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Article: A revolution in the states: gay and lesbian candidates are campaigning for state-level offices like never before. And even where conservative attitudes dominate, they're finding it a friendly experience.(Campaign 2004)
- Article from:
- The Advocate (The national gay & lesbian newsmagazine)
- Article date:
- September 28, 2004
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While speaking at a campaign rally to a gathering of the Curmudgeons--a group of older, mostly retired, and mostly Republican men in Colorado--longtime lesbian activist Donna Red Wing finally heard the question she was expecting. Or so she thought. "When are you gonna talk about the L word?" one of the men asked.
Red Wing, a candidate for the district 25 legislative seat in Colorado's house, responded by saying that while her sexual orientation shouldn't be an issue that, yes, she is a lesbian. "Yeah, we know that," the man shot back. "We want you to talk about being a liberal."
"I thought, Wow, things have changed," Red Wing says. Indeed, while out on ...