U.S. House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer’s daughter announces she is gay

The daughter of the second-most powerful Democrat in the U.S. House of Representatives has announced she is gay.

Stefany Hoyer Hemmer, whose father, House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer, recently endorsed marriage equality, came out publicly as a lesbian this week in the hope of bolstering support for gay marriage in her home state of Maryland, which is shaping up as a national battleground for same-sex nuptials.

“My father, as you know, just came out in support of gay marriage,” Hemmer told the Washington Blade. “I’m 43 years of age, and I’ve been gay my whole life and I just figured this is a good time to lend my name to the cause.”

“The momentum in Maryland right now for the adoption of the gay marriage law is fast-paced,” she added.



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