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50 years in 50 weeks: 1992, Bush loses

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LGBTQs were partying in the Castro on election night 1992, as it became clear that Republican President George H.W. Bush would be defeated by Democrat Bill Clinton.

Of course, Clinton, who campaigned as a friend of the community, famously made two blunders: caving to the right with the hideous Defense of Marriage Act, which prevented same-sex couples from receiving myriad benefits that heterosexual couples enjoyed; and bowing to military brass with his "compromise" "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy that saw gays and lesbians tossed out of the armed services because of who they are.

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