Social conservatives hold the line on day one in Cleveland
Tal Kopan
delegate Rachel Hoff came out as the first openly gay member of the Republican Convention Platform Committee her voice catching as she pleaded with her colleagues to adopt a platform more welcoming of LGBT Americans.
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