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Hubbard said he's the candidate who's been
consistent on LGBT issues, He: calls the issue of
marriage equality personal. Because his wife is
Asian, he said he would have been denied the
right to marry her in some states before the 1967
Loving v. Virginia decision.
"And I'm the only person who can get Democ-
rats excited," he said.
Narvaez called Sadler a "rock-solid guy."
"He has the experience, works both sides of the
aisle, but he comes across as stale/ Narvaez said.
"The membership likes Sean because he's very
vocal on the issues."
Narvaez said that many Democrats in Texas
think they have to run as moderates, even if
they're not. Hubbard, he said, speaks his mind
and he's a liberal Democrat.
Narvaez called him a different type of candi-
date who's not running a typical campaign.
Stonewall was one of the first groups whose meet-
ings he attended after he announced his candi-
dacy in early 2011. He's visiting college campuses
across the state to appeal to young voters.
"He's doing creative things with social media,"
Narvaez said. "If he makes it past the primary,
he'll get lots of media attention."
Hubbard compared his positions to that of the
Republican candidates in the race.
"Republicans talk a lot about
freedom and keeping govern-
ment out of our lives — except
when it comes to keeping them
out of our bedrooms," he said.
On May 2, Hubbard ap-
peared with Sadler and the
four Republican candidates in
a forum sponsored by Houston
Public Media and University of Houston.
"With the exception of Mayor Leppert, they're
running to be the senator of get-rid-of-Obama,"
Hubbard said. "I'm running to be the senator of
Texas."
Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst, 66, is the frontrunner
among the Republicans and has the most money
Gaining quickly in the polls is attorney Ted Cruz,
41, a tea party favorite.
Former Dallas Mayor Tom Leppert, 57, and for-
mer ESPN broadcaster Craig James, 51, round out
the major GOP candidates.
Log Cabin Republicans of Dallas President
Thomas Purdy said his group hasn't endorsed in
the primary.
"As for me — and I say this with all sincerity—
I have not decided who I will vote for in the Senate
race, nor do I have a pulse on a clear favorite of
the chapter's," Purdy said.
Of the four Republican candidates, Leppert
probably has offended the LGBT community the
most while also having the best record on gay is-
sues.
In addition to appearing at gay Pride twice and
courting the LGBT community while mayor, his
chief of staff was openly gay.
Immediately after announcing his resignation
as mayor to run for Senate, however, Leppert sent
out an anti-gay tweet.
"We need leaders in Washington to stand on
principle of marriage between one man and one
am a
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woman," Leppert tweeted.
When asked during the Senate campaign about
how his opinion of the LGBT community appears
to have changed, Leppert said, "Jesus engaged
every single group when he was here on earth,
and I did too."
Since then, Leppert has had to defend his par-
ticipation in Pride repeatedly. At an Eagle Forum
debate in Dallas in February he said he marched
because he was the mayor for all citizens of Dallas,
but quickly reaffirmed his opposition to same-sex
marriage.
"Talk is sp cheap," Cruz said at the Eagle Forum
debate. "When the mayor of a city chooses twice
to march in a parade celebrating gay Pride, that's
a statement. It's not a statement I believe in ."
All four of the major GOP candidates have in-
dicated that they oppose both same-sex marriage
and civil unions.
Purdy said while he hasn't been surprised by
the candidates' positions on LGBT issues, "\ was
definitely surprised and, of course, disappointed
by the tone of the rhetoric and the inaccuracies
presented at some of the debates,"
After James declared during the Eagle Forum
debate that he believes being gay is a choice, the
San Antonio Express News polled the candidates
on the issue. Leppert declined to respond.
James said, "I just believe
based on my faith that the Lord
created Adam and Eve, male
and female, and my faith is
where I draw from my conclu-
sion that it's a choice."
Cruz told the newspaper, "I
believe that engaging in homo-
sexual conduct is a choice, and
I do not believe that unelected judges.should force
States to adopt gay marriage, against the wishes
of the people."
"I am persuaded that the gay lifestyle is a
choice," Dewhurst said. "As a public policy goal,
I support promoting the traditional American
family which is under assault and in need of as-
sistance."
Dennis Coleman, executive director of Equality
Texas, said: "They're all running so far to the right,
it's hard to See how their views on LGBT issues
differ."
But Coleman added that Dewhurst didn't ob-
struct the anti-bullying bills that passed in the last
session of the Legislature, and may be the best the
LGBT community could hope for from the Repub-
lican pack of contenders,
"At the beginning of his term, the former mayor
courted LGBT leaders," Coleman said. "In the
campaign we see a total reversal. It's hard to trust
him.
"I have to believe what you're hearing on the
campaign trail isn't what's in their hearts," he
added.
Purdy said his group will reach out to the GOP
nominee after the primary. He said that as advo-
cates of equality, it's Log Cabin's responsibility to
try, no matter what the rhetoric has been.
"I do have hope," he said. "Hope that the nom-
inee would mirror the behavior of other notable
Republican figures." ■
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