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Richard Tisei, an out-Republican running for Congress in Massachusetts, has come under fire by conservatives for being too liberal, especially regarding gay marriage, as well as by Democrats like retiring Mass. Rep. Barney Frank.

Former Massachusetts lieutenant gubernatorial candidate Richard Tisei told supporters in Washington, D.C., on Monday that he would be a "very strong advocate" for LGBT Americans on Capitol Hill.

Marriage for gays and lesbians became a reality in New Hampshire, but Maine voters approved a referendum last month that overturned their state’s law that had allowed same-sex couples to tie the knot.

A Republican Massachusetts gubernatorial candidate has chosen state Senate Minority Leader Richard Tisei [R-Wakefield] to be his running mate. Tisei, who would become the country’s first openly gay lieutenant governor if elected, granted EDGE his first interview with the LGBT press.