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Nancy Pelosi and John Boehner

House GOP halts funding for battle against marriage equality

Republican leaders will no longer defend discriminatory anti-gay statutes.

Leon Panetta in the Pentagon press room

Anti-gay provision may be included in defense budget

Republicans aggressively push for provision proposed by Rep. Todd Akin.

Arizona elects first open bisexual to Congress

Kyrsten Sinema, a former Arizona state senator, defeated Tea Party candidate Vernon Parker.

U.S. Capitol building

Congressional support for LGBT rights drops

Scorecard shows drop in support for LGBT rights in Congress.