Gay Scorecard Slams Republicans

Republican congressional opposition to gay issues, such as repealing "don't ask, don't tell," strengthened over the last two years and will likely continue in the next Congress with more conservative GOP lawmakers being elected. The Human Rights Campaign, the top gay lobby, has issued a score card that graded 32 Republican senators and 139 House members with a zero on gay-issue voting. By comparison, 17 Senate and 91 House Democrats scored 100. Overall, the average score for all 435 House members was 50.8; among the 100 senators, it was 57.3.

-House Score Card.

-Senate Score Card.

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