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Advocate, The, June 6, 2006
1. Howard Dean, DNC chairman Dean fired gayoutreach adviser Donald Hitchcock on May 2. Hitchcock's partner, Paul Yandura, had publicly criticized Dean for not doing enough to support LGBT equality.
2. Jeff Whitty, gay writer of Avenue Q
Whitty wrote Tonight Show host Jay Leno an open letter on April 19 taking him to task for his "gay-baiting" sense of humor,
3. John Donforth, former Republican U.S. senator
On April 29, Danforth said he opposes the federal Marriage Protection Amendment scheduled for a U.S. Senate vote in June.
4. Rabbi Eric Yoffie, leader of the Union for Reform Judaism
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In an April 26 speech at Jerry Falwell's Liberty University, Yoffie said gay and lesbian couples should be legally recognized.
5. Job Cohen, mayor of Amsterdam
On April 24, Cohen called on his counterparts in eight European capitals to support equal rights for gays and lesbians.
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