From The Guardian:

The gay half-sister of Republican presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich has criticized his position on gay rights, saying she will support Barack Obama in the 2012 election.

Candace Gingrich-Jones, a gay rights activist, said in an interview with MSNBC that she and her older half-brother, the former speaker of the House of Representatives, were “mutually respectful” but disagree on gay rights.

“He is definitely on the wrong side of history when it comes to those issues,” Gingrich-Jones said.

She said she would “work really, really hard to make sure that President Obama is re-elected next year no matter who the Republican candidate is”.

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