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GOP Sen. Mark Kirk of Illinois said Tuesday he supports same-sex marriage, becoming the second sitting Republican senator to make such an announcement in recent weeks.

This was to be a roadmap for a new, more inclusive GOP: attract minority voters, support immigration reform and embrace "welcoming and inclusive" attitudes on gay rights. But minutes after unveiling the proposal, the party chairman distanced him from it.

LGBT activists and groups overall are cheering Ohio Republican Sen. Rob Portman’s turnaround and support for marriage equality.

Republican U.S. Sen. Rob Portman is now supporting gay marriage and says his reversal on the issue began when he learned one of his sons is gay.

Republican Sen. Rob Portman’s embrace of gay marriage is the latest sign of soul-searching in a party struggling to adapt in a society whose demographics - and views on emotional issues - are changing fast.

Former First Lady Laura Bush announced Wednesday that she wants to be removed from a gay marriage ad campaign that uses a clip of her on CNN supporting marriage equality.

In the ultra conservative state of Wyoming, Republican lawmakers are beginning to show support on LGBT issues.

After the chairman for Illinois’ GOP Party came out to support marriage equality, he has been slammed by fellow Republicans, some of whom are calling for his resignation.

A Republican who cast the deciding vote to legalize gay marriage in New York has conceded he lost his re-election bid.

Although Paul Singer support same-sex marriage and LGBT rights, the Wall Street hedge-fund manager has been influential with the GOP and is determined to get Mitt Romney elected this November.