The voice of Elmo from Sesame Street, Kevin Clash, has taken a leave of absence from the show following allegations that he had sex with an underage boy. Clash denies the allegations. According to a report by TMZ a 23-year-old man, who claims he and Clash had a sexual relationship 7 years ago, met with…
Obama for four more years. So the American public has voted and they have said “we want someone who cares about building the middle class.” What I love is the difference in the vote can be attributed to the LGBT community. The LGBT vote is 5 percent of the electorate. Given that the Republican Party…
Chad Griffin, president of the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) thanked members and supporters today describing Tuesday’s results as the “Best election, ever.” In an email letter Griffin said, “Because of you, we just changed the course of history. Before Tuesday, we had lost in every single state that voted on marriage equality. Every single one….
(CNN) – After some Tea Party leaders blamed Mitt Romney‘s loss in the presidential election on his lack of conservatism, Rep. Steve LaTourette of Ohio, a moderate Republican who announced his retirement in July, offered sharp criticism to their reaction. “There’s a one-word phrase we use in Ohio for that: Crap. That’s nonsense,” LaTourette said…
(CNN) Wisconsin: Rep. Tammy Baldwin (D) vs. former Gov. Tommy Thompson (R) Final result: Rep. Tammy Baldwin wins Baldwin, along with outside groups, spent a lot of advertising dollars painting Thompson as someone who left politics to cash in on lobbying. Both Democrats and Republicans officials acknowledge that the attacks drove Thompson’s negatives up —…
PARIS – Following the French government’s approval of a bill to legalize equal marriage and allow gay couples to adopt thousands of demonstrators rallied at the National Assembly in Paris Wednesday evening to show support for the move. According to a report on Pinknews.com, demonstrators chanted “equality now” to show their support for the reform,…
Amendment 1 in Minnesota, which would have limited the freedom to marry for gay and lesbian couples, was defeated and the “no” vote prevailed with 52 percent of the vote statewide — and by a 2-1 margin in Duluth. According to the Duluth News Tribune the vote wasn’t definitive until about 1:45 a.m. Wednesday. Following…
(CNN) – Election officials in Florida‘s Miami-Dade county worked overnight to count the county’s outstanding ballots and they still have 500 left, said election officials on Thursday. After that is finished, Penelope Townsley, supervisor of election for Miami-Dade County, told reporters that the process of counting the provisional ballots will begin. Townsley expects all absentee…
After crunching numbers throughout the night, Washington United for Marriage (WUM), the broad coalition set up to defend the freedom to marry, have announced that Referendum 74 will be approved by voters. “This is a clear win,” said WUM campaign manager Zach Silk. “We have run the numbers every which way, and we can now…
(CNN) – In a historic turnaround, the ballot box is showing America’s shifting attitudes about same-sex marriage. After gay marriage rights died at the polls dozens of times in the past, on Tuesday they passed in at least two states. Rarely do popular votes reflect such dramatic social changes. The result: Maryland and Maine will…
