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To: geode00 who wrote (29471)	10/15/2004 9:19:58 AM
From: jim-thompson	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 173976

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To: geode00 who wrote (29471)	10/16/2004 7:04:08 PM
From: Ron	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 173976

Cheney's Lesbian Daughter Stays Behind the Scenes Fri Oct 15, 6:47 PM ET By JON SARCHE, Associated Press Writer DENVER - At the Republican National Convention this year, Mary Cheney and her partner Heather Poe sat together to watch Cheney's father, Vice President Dick Cheney (news - web sites), deliver his acceptance speech. Afterward, Mary Cheney didn't join her sister onstage with their father. And she and Poe were nowhere in sight for the convention finale a day later, following remarks from Illinois Republican Senate candidate Alan Keyes (news - web sites) that, as a lesbian, Mary Cheney is a "selfish hedonist." A spokeswoman for the vice president said later that Mary Cheney and Poe, who sat in the vice president's box at the convention, decided on their own which events to attend. Now, again at the center of controversy over her sexual identity, Mary Cheney has declined to comment on remarks John Kerry (news - web sites) made during a presidential debate suggesting that her homosexuality was formed at birth. Cheney, 35, has lived for years in Conifer and runs operations in her father's campaign office. Before that, she worked as a gay and lesbian outreach coordinator for Coors Brewing Co., but she quit the job before her father's 2000 campaign. Some gay activists have wondered how she can continue to support her father, the No. 2 man in an administration that supports a constitutional ban on same-sex marriage. "I think she's stuck between the same rock and hard place as her father — that party allegiances dictate silence at best on gay and lesbian issues," said Julie Tolleson, a board member of Equal Rights Colorado. "She's supporting her father's ticket, as good daughters do." Cheney, who wears a gold band on her left hand and shares her father's passion for fly fishing, is well known in Colorado, if not a high-profile figure. She graduated in 1991 from Colorado College in Colorado Springs and was one of the first employees for the Colorado Rockies when they began playing baseball in Denver in 1993, working on promotional issues. She holds a graduate business degree from the University of Denver. Before this summer's GOP convention, Dick Cheney spoke about his daughter's sexuality and his view of gay relationships, saying he believed states should be able to choose their own stances on the issue of same-sex marriage. Mary Cheney's sexual orientation also came up during her father's debate with vice presidential candidate John Edwards (news - web sites), who said he respected the Cheneys because they are willing to say they have a gay daughter and they embrace her. Cheney thanked Edwards for the "kind words he said about my family and our daughter." All that changed this week with Kerry's remarks. The vice president and his wife, Lynne, accused Kerry of using their daughter for political gain. Lynne Cheney said Kerry's statements amounted to a "cheap and tawdry political trick." Some activists were baffled at the anger by other GOP officials. "The outrage from those folks outside the Cheney family — the Bush operatives — that outrage ought to be directed toward the Bush campaign, which has used anti-gay tactics in an attempt to win this election," said Christopher Barron, political director for the Log Cabin Republicans (news - web sites), a Republican gay-rights group. "This shouldn't distract us from the fact that it was President Bush (news - web sites) and (top political adviser) Karl Rove who have been using gay and lesbian families to drive a wedge." story.news.yahoo.com story.news.yahoo.com