1 for 31 no more: Gay rights movement ends dismal record (Photo: Jean Pieri / Pioneer Press via AP) It was among the worst performances in American political history, and yesterday it came to a screeching halt. Supporters of same-sex marriage had lost 30 statewide votes on the issue (interrupted only by a vote in Arizona that was later reversed in another ballot) before Tuesday’s victories in Minnesota, Maryland and Maine, turning the tide on LGBT rights on what one expert calls a “red letter day.” Pro-gay marriage forces also hold a lead in a Washington state vote, although that one remains too close to call. Read the complete story.
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1 for 31 no more: Gay rights movement ends dismal record

(Photo: Jean Pieri / Pioneer Press via AP)

It was among the worst performances in American political history, and yesterday it came to a screeching halt.

Supporters of same-sex marriage had lost 30 statewide votes on the issue (interrupted only by a vote in Arizona that was later reversed in another ballot) before Tuesday’s victories in Minnesota, Maryland and Maine, turning the tide on LGBT rights on what one expert calls a “red letter day.” Pro-gay marriage forces also hold a lead in a Washington state vote, although that one remains too close to call.

Read the complete story.

Source: usnews.nbcnews.com

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