Most importantly, there were successful efforts at bipartisanship in both chambers, as moderate Republicans joined with Democrats to champion key LGBT initiatives such as the Respect for Marriage Act, the Uniting American Families Act, the Student Non-Discrimination Act and the Safe Schools Improvement Act. Much of this success is due to allies like Sens Susan Collins and Mark Kirk, Reps Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, Judy Biggert, Richard Hanna and Nan Hayworth to name a few.

This was published by Human Rights Campaign and can be found here.