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  Human Rights Campaign activist Candace Gingrich to reach out to NIU students   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
Gingrich, whose half-brother is former House Speaker Newt Gingrich of Georgia, will hold a “conversation” from 11:30 a.m.
Gingrich emerged as an effective advocate for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender equal rights since she “came out” in 1995.
Gingrich’s involvement in the movement for equal rights began when her brother was elected House speaker, giving her a tremendous opportunity to help educate Congress and the public about the problem of discrimination and the lack of equal rights for LGBT Americans.
www.niu.edu /PubAffairs/RELEASES/2004/aug/gingrich.shtml   (411 words)

  
  Newt Gingrich - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Gingrich's leadership in Congress was marked by contentious opposition to the policies of the Clinton Administration and Gingrich presided over the House during the impeachment of the President.
Gingrich inflicted a severe blow to his public image by suggesting that the Republican hard-line stance over the budget was in part due to his feeling "snubbed" by the President the day before, after being forced to leave Air Force One via the back door during his return from Yitzhak Rabin's funeral in Israel.
Gingrich was lampooned in the media as a petulant figure with an inflated self-image, and editorial cartoons depicted him as having thrown a temper tantrum.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Newt_Gingrich   (3256 words)

  
 NationMaster.com - Encyclopedia: Newt Gingrich   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
Gingrich has a younger half-sister, Candace, whom he rarely saw growing up (he was a young adult by the time of her birth) and who is a lesbian as well as an advocate for gay rights (she appeared on the hit sitcom Friends in 1995 to perform a fictional same-sex wedding).
Gingrich went on to serve ten terms in Congress and became a national leader of the conservative Republican movement while engendering notable political and personal criticism from his opponents; his detractors have accused him of contributing to political polarization.
Gingrich's success was in part responsible for his rising influence in the Republican caucus, and in 1989 he served as minority whip, succeeding Representative Dick Cheney, who had been appointed Secretary of Defense by President George H. Bush.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Newt-Gingrich   (1033 words)

  
 Candace Gingrich Bio   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
Candace Gingrich has emerged as one of the most thoughtful and effective spokespeople advocating for gay, lesbian, and bisexual equal rights since she "came out" in 1995.
Gingrich was born June 2, 1966, in Baltimore to Robert and Kathleen Gingrich.
Candace Gingrich graduated in 1984 from Central Dauphin East High School in Harrisburg, Pa. She holds a bachelor's degree in sociology with a concentration in women's studies from Indiana University of Pennsylvania near Pittsburgh.
tps.stdorg.wisc.edu /tps/mblgtcc/headliners/candace_gingrich_bio.html   (494 words)

  
 Newt Gingrich - Knowmore
Gingrich has a younger half-sister, Candace Gingrich, whom he rarely saw growing up (he was a young adult by the time of her birth).
Gingrich served as Minority Whip until the election of 1994, the first midterm election during the Presidency of Bill Clinton.
Gingrich was then elected Speaker of the United States House of Representatives and served from 1995 to 1999.
www.knowmore.org /index.php/Newt_Gingrich   (1289 words)

  
 Gingrich speaks on equal rights activism   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
Gingrich, a lesbian, is the sister of House Speaker Newt Gingrich.
Gingrich calls this point in her life her "bonus coming out" because reporters picked up on the fact that she was gay when speaking her family.
Gingrich said that she felt that eventually her sexuality would become an issue when reporters or the public were learning more about her brother.
www.jhu.edu /~newslett/03-26-98/News/2.html   (649 words)

  
 Human Rights Alliance Santa Fe: Candace Gingrich   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
Candace Gingrich has emerged as one of the most thoughtful and effective spokespeople advocating for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender equal rights since she “came out” in 1995.
Candace Gingrich’s involvement in the movement for equal rights began when her brother was elected House speaker.
Candace Gingrich graduated in 1984 from Central Dauphin East High School in Harrisburg, PA. She holds a bachelor's degree in sociology with a concentration in women's studies from Indiana University of Pennsylvania in Western PA.
www.santafehra.org /candice.html   (570 words)

  
 Candace Gingrich speaks - PittsburghLIVE.com
Candace Gingrich wonders about the options that might be available to her partner if she were to be involved in a car crash.
Gingrich, a 1989 graduate of IUP, spoke positively of the power students have to sway the results of the presidential election, avoiding partisan barbs at the Bush administration.
Gingrich's appearance, as part of the "Six O'Clock Series," was sponsored by the University Commission on GLBT Issues and Pride Alliance, a student group.
pittsburghlive.com /x/tribune-review/trib/regional/s_260838.html   (595 words)

  
 Newt Gingrich
Gingrich has a younger half-sister, Candace Gingrich, whom he rarely saw growing up (he was a young adult by the time of her birth) and who is a lesbian as well as an advocate for gay rights.
After two failed runs for Congress in 1974 and 1976 in which Gingrich was defeated by Democrat Jack Flynt, who had served twenty years as the Georgia 6th District Representative, Gingrich was elected as a Republican to the House of Representatives in November 1978.
Gingrich was then elected Speaker of the United States House of Representatives and served from 1995 to 1998.
en.mcfly.org /Newt_Gingrich   (1516 words)

  
 The Declaration | 15 April 1999 | The Other Gingrich
A personal note about Candace: throughout the evening, I was delighted by her truly supportive voice for individual activism, affirming or motivating a voice for all, no matter the position, goal, or activity.
Gingrich's supportive voice re-emerged as she stated that everyone who "comes out" is taking a courageous step -- not just for those who are in the political eye, who likely have job security, live in a gay mecca, and/or have a responsibility to do so, like herself.
Candace addressed this and pointed to a solution as the culmination of her talk.
www.the-declaration.com /1999/04_15/features/gingrich.shtml   (1328 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
Gingrich spoke of what she considers her three coming out stories to show what it took to get her active and encouraged others to become active and help others to be active.
Gingrich said her first coming out was in college, where she was among other lesbians who were open about it.
Gingrich said it is important that everyone gets out to vote, educates their friends and encourages them to vote and writes their congressmen to let them know that there are activists in their community.
www.bradley.edu /campusorg/scout/archives/vol100/031398/gingrich.html   (460 words)

  
 Activist Candace Gingrich urges young Americans to vote - News
Candace Gingrich signs a poster for Jeanne Patrick, sophomore, political science, after a discussion in the Institute for Women´s and Gender Studies on the importance of voting.
Candace Gingrich speaks at the Institute for Women´s and Gender Studies on Thursday afternoon.
Gingrich came into the public view in 1995 after her brother Newt Gingrich was elected House speaker.
media.www.thecurrentonline.com /media/storage/paper304/news/2004/09/13/News/Activist.Candace.Gingrich.Urges.Young.Americans.To.Vote-717168.shtml?sourcedomain=www.thecurrentonline.com&MIIHost=media.collegepublisher.com   (725 words)

  
 Newt_Gingrich   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
In an infamous incident, Gingrich tried to discuss the terms of his divorce with his wife while she was in a hospital bed recovering from surgery for uterine cancer.
Gingrich's success was in part responsible for his rising influence in the Republican caucus.
On October 13, 2005, Gingrich explicitly suggested he's actually considering a run for president, saying "There are circumstances where I will run", elaborating that those circumstances would be if no other candidate champions some of the platform ideas advocated by Gingrich.
q-basic.xodox.de /Newt_Gingrich   (1877 words)

  
 Gay leader encourages political voice   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
Candace Gingrich, manager of the National Coming Out Project for the Human Rights Campaign, encouraged gays, lesbians and bisexuals to continue coming out to be recognized as families and fair-minded voters despite recent violence against them in a lecture Thursday night in Salvatori Hall.
Gingrich's half-brother is House Speaker Newt Gingrich, who spoke to USC students Tuesday via satellite.
After he was elected to Congress, Candace began her political activism because she strongly felt that she had an obligation to help educate Congress and the public about the lack of equal rights for the gay and lesbian community.
www.usc.edu /student-affairs/dt/V135/N31/01-gay.31c.html   (554 words)

  
 Candace Gingrich to Speak at UMaine Conference   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
ORONO -- Activist Candace Gingrich will speak at the University of Maine on April 7 as part of Rainbow Millennium, the 6th annual Northeast regional gay, lesbian, bisexual, trangendered and questioning Student Conference.
In her position, Gingrich focuses on helping people "come out," and live their lives openly and honestly as a way to empower themselves and educate those around them.
Gingrich's participation in the HRC's annual leadership conference in March 1995 marked her introduction to activism.
www.umaine.edu /news/Archives/2000/Apr00/gingrich.html   (174 words)

  
 The BEATRICE Interview: 1996
One of the things that isn't immediately apparent about Candace Gingrich's status as the lesbian half-sister of former House Speaker Newt Gingrich is the great void between them.
Newt's old enough to be Candace's father -- in fact, he'd already married and had one daughter by the time she was born -- and was never more than an occasional presence in her life.
While her half-brother spent much of 1996 struggling to maintain his standing in the GOP and the House, Gingrich was fulfilling her duties as Spokesperson for the HRC's voter mobilization project, and took part in National Coming Out Day for the second year in a row.
www.beatrice.com /interviews/gingrich   (813 words)

  
 Definition of Newt Gingrich
Many critics of Gingrich has noted that while his party hammered President Bill Clinton over the Lewinsky scandal, that Gingrich himself had a history of questionable personal conduct.
In 1981 Gingrich reportedly informed his first wife, Jackie Battley, that he wanted a divorce just as she had received a diagnosis of cancer.
Also, during the very time of the Lewinsky scandal, Gingrich was having an extramarital sexual affair with Callista Bisek, a scheduling and assistant hearing clerk on his staff who is 23 years his junior.
www.wordiq.com /definition/Newt_Gingrich   (1560 words)

  
 Newt Gingrich   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
Newt Gingrich Newton Leroy Gingrich (born June 17, 1947) is an American politician who is best known as the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 1995 to 1999.
Many critics of Gingrich have noted that while His party hammered President Bill Clinton Over the Lewinsky scandal, that Gingrich himself had a History of questionable personal conduct.
Gingrich, Newt Gingrich, Newt Gingrich, Newt Gingrich, Newt
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 The Other Gingrich   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
Candace Gingrich may not be as well-known as her older half-brother Newt, but that's changing every day.
The younger, openly gay Gingrich has embarked on a 50-city tour with the Human Rights Campaign Fund, which touts itself as the nation's largest gay and lesbian political organization (she's coming to Philly on July 25).
One of Gingrich's biggest concerns (and sources of political conflict with her brother and his fellow conservative Republicans) is employment discrimination.
www.citypaper.net /articles/072095/article028.shtml   (388 words)

  
 Candace Gingrich Visit (April 2000)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
Candace Gingrich, a leading national advocate for gay, lesbian and bisexual rights, applauded Gov. Tom Vilsack on Wednesday for his efforts to ban discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity.
Gingrich said she was thrust unwillingly into the political arena because of her brother's conservative politics.
Gingrich said the upcoming Millennium March on Washington for Equality later this month is one way to publicize the struggle and show solidarity.
www.youth.org /loco/PERSONProject/Alerts/States/Iowa/gingrich.html   (337 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
Newt Gingrich's sister is in Maine this week to urge college students to vote in favor of the state's recently enacted gay rights law.
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) - Candace Gingrich is a lesbian who was thrust into the spotlight a decade ago when her brother was elected Speaker of the US House of Representatives.
Gingrich was at the University of Maine in Orono Monday and will speak at the University of Maine at Fort Kent Tuesday.
www.wlbz2.com /newscenter/article.asp?id=27669   (173 words)

  
 Drake News Releases   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
Candace Gingrich, a leading advocate for gay, lesbian and bisexual equal rights as well as the half-sister of former U.S. House Speaker Newt Gingrich, will speak at Drake University on Wednesday, April 12.
Gingrich is manager of the National Coming Out Project for the Human Rights Campaign and a best-selling author in the gay and lesbian community.
In her 1996 autobiography, "The Accidental Activist," Gingrich shares her insights along with the passion and wit that have made her one of the most popular lesbian speakers in America.
www.drake.edu /newsevents/releases/apr00/040500prideweek.html   (232 words)

  
 Be proud, Candace Gingrich tells gays   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
Candace Gingrich, the lesbian half-sister of House Speaker Newt Gingrich, encouraged gays and lesbians Sunday to let others know about their sexual orientations and to become politically active.
Gingrich, a spokeswoman for the National Human Rights Campaign, received the Founder's Award at Pride Fest '96, part of Lesbian and Gay Pride Week.
Gingrich visited Houston last August to support legislation that would protect gays from losing their jobs because of sexual orientation.
www.chron.com /content/chronicle/aol-metropolitan/96/06/24/parade.html   (376 words)

  
 Weekend: A conversation with Candace Gingrich
The liberal wing of the Gingrich family will be in the Tampa Bay spotlight when Candace Gingrich, half sister of former Republican Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich, serves as grand marshal and keynote speaker at the St. Pete Pride festival on Saturday, a celebration of the gay community and diversity.
Gingrich, 39, says she gets fired up when she sees a large Pride event in a conservative community like the bay area.
Gingrich was thrust into the national spotlight as a gay activist in the 1990s when Newt Gingrich became speaker of the U.S. House.
www.sptimes.com /2005/06/23/Weekend/A_conversation_with_C.shtml   (365 words)

  
 News & Politics
Candace Gingrich hit the national scene in 1995, the year after her brother, Newt, was elected Speaker of the House in the "Republican Revolution" of 1994.
Newt's fame and his affiliation with anti-gay factions of the GOP gave Candace the opportunity and impetus to become an activist for GLBT equality.
Candace Gingrich: I'll try to give you an overview, but there are some interesting elements that make it unique.
www.planetout.com /news/feature.html?sernum=143   (1807 words)

  
 Gay-rights activist focuses on marriage, youth   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
Candace Gingrich, half sister of former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich, says she won't rest easy until Congress defeats the protection of marriage amendment a second time.
Candace Gingrich, who arrived in Santa Fe Friday, said she will speak about the upcoming vote in the U.S. Senate regarding the marriage-protection amendment.
Candace Gingrich is more than 20 years younger than her half brother, the former Republican speaker of the House.
www.freenewmexican.com /news/40625.html   (6885 words)

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