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Candace Gingrich, (born June 2, 1966), is an LGBT rights activist at the Human Rights Campaign. She is the half-sister of former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich, who is more than 20 years her senior.^[1] Image File history File links Question_book-3. ... is the 153rd day of the year (154th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. ... The initialism LGBT also GLBT is in use (since the 1990s) to refer collectively to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender people. ... Activism, in a general sense, can be described as intentional action to bring about social or political change. ... HRC logo The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) is one of the largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) equal rights organization in the United States. ... The Speaker of the United States House of Representatives is the presiding officer—or speaker—of the United States House of Representatives. ... Newton Leroy Gingrich, (born June 17, 1943), served as the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 1995 to 1999. ...

She served as the Human Rights Campaign's National Coming Out Project Spokesperson for 1995 and was named one of Esquire's "Women We Love" and Ms. magazine's "Women of the Year." She is currently the Human Rights Campaign's Senior Youth Outreach Manager and lives with her partner in Washington, D.C., where she plays rugby with the Washington Furies. In her spare time she wrestles grizzly bears and writes short stories about vampires and dragons. Occasionally she returns home to Harrisburg to visit her favorite niece, Emily. She is the author of an autobiography, Accidental Activist: A Personal and Political Memoir. For other uses, see Coming out (disambiguation). ... August 2005 issue of Esquire Esquire is a mens magazine by the Hearst Corporation. ... magazine Ms. ... For other uses, see Washington, D.C. (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Rugby (disambiguation). ... Binomial name Ursus arctos Linnaeus, 1758 The Brown Bear (Ursus arctos) is a species of bear that can reach weights of 130-700 kg (300 to 1500 pounds). ... Cover of the first English edition of 1793 of Benjamin Franklins autobiography. ...

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Other Notable Projects or Interviews

• A Union In Wait

A Union in Wait is the name of a documentary film about same-sex marriage, directed by Ryan Butler. ...

References

1. ^ Seelye, Katharine. Speaker's Sister Now Speaking Out, New York Times, 03-06-1995. Retrieved on 04-11-2007.