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Omaha Steve

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Fri Nov 1, 2013, 05:36 AM Nov 2013

2 candidates, 2 gay siblings, 2 reactions


http://www.omaha.com/article/20131101/NEWS/131109933/1685#2-candidates-2-gay-siblings-2-reactions

Published Friday, November 1, 2013 at 1:00 am / Updated at 11:19 pm

By Robynn Tysver

A gay brother and a gay sister.

For two Nebraska gubernatorial candidates, gay marriage has proven to be more than a mere policy issue, it's a family affair that Republican Pete Ricketts and Democrat Annette Dubas have handled in different ways.

Dubas said she has come to embrace gay marriage, as she embraces her brother, Michael Steele, who told the family in the late 1980s he is gay.

“I think my brother has as much right to happiness as anyone else does,” said Dubas.

FULL story at link.

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2 candidates, 2 gay siblings, 2 reactions (Original Post) Omaha Steve Nov 2013 OP
Let me sum up the article for everyone: Repukelicons are scum...knr joeybee12 Nov 2013 #1
I couldn't have guessed it mitchtv Nov 2013 #2
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