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Tom DeLay's gay moments.


Antigay Republican congressman Tom DeLay of Texas announced on April 4 that he was quitting politics--amid a massive lobbying corruption scandal and charges that he broke campaign finance laws. His departure will be good news to many gays and lesbians.

1. After the House defeated a proposed constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage Noun 1. same-sex marriage - two people of the same sex who live together as a family; "the legal status of same-sex marriages has been hotly debated"
couple, twosome, duet, duo - a pair who associate with one another; "the engaged couple"; "an inseparable
 in 2004, the then majority leader said that it was "only the beginning," promising that "we will come back and we will come back and we will come back. We will never give up."

2. Al the inaugural Justice Sunday Justice Sunday may refer to:
  • Justice Sunday (conservative Christian event), a series of events organized by conservative Christian organizations to combat the perceived liberal bias in the U. S.
 event criticizing "activist" judges in April 2005, DeLay said of liberal rulings on gay rights and other issues. "These are not examples of a mature society but of a judiciary run amok Amok (ā`mŏk), in the Bible, post-Exilic Jewish family. ."

3. When asked by Hardball's Chris Matthews This article is about the journalist. For the cricketer, see Chris Matthews (cricketer).

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 to name a "moral" Democrat on the day he announced his plans to quit, DeLay named gay Massachusetts congressman Barney Frank Barnett "Barney" Frank (born March 31, 1940) is an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives. He is a Democrat and has represented Massachusetts's At-large congressional district since 1981. , adding, "I don't agree with homosexuality, but I still ... I am commanded to love Barney Frank. I am not going to judge him."
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Title Annotation:REPORT
Publication:The Advocate (The national gay & lesbian newsmagazine)
Article Type:Brief article
Geographic Code:1U7TX
Date:May 9, 2006
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