CHARLOTTE, N.C. (CNN) – For Democrats who gathered at their convention in the swing state of North Carolina, the high glitz extravaganza watched by millions on television was a partisan infomercial that has paid off, for the moment, in energizing their voters. For Republicans who convened in the battleground state of Florida, the impact on…
WASHINGTON – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi, Congressman Jerrold Nadler and 143 other House Democrats have filed an Amicus Brief in the case of Edith Schlain Windsor v. United States of America. Edith “Edie” Windsor, 83, a constituent of Rep. Nadler’s in New York City, challenged DOMA in court after the federal government taxed her more…
TAMPA, Fla. –The Young Conservatives for the Freedom to Marry and Log Cabin Republicans will be running an ad in Wednesday’s Tampa Tribune calling on the GOP to support the freedom to marry for gay and lesbian couples. With The Republican National Conference gearing up for Mitt Romney’s address, the full-page color ad, features photos…
The vice president of the United States has gone to the New England’s LGBT Mecca and told attendees of a speech during a fundraising event at Pilgrim Monument and Museum in Provincetown, Mass. that lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender Americans are “freeing the soul of the American people.” One observer said Vice President Joe Biden…
According to a spokesman for San Diego Alliance for Marriage Equality (SAME), All charges against a group of marriage-equality activists who spent eight hours in jail for trespassing and blocking operation of a county building – a misdemeanor – after a protest in August of 2010 will be dropped. The protest was a response to…
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – A bill designed to make foster care safer and more supportive for LGBT youth was approved by the state Senate, Aug. 23, in a 23-12 vote. Assembly Bill 1856, authored by Assemblymember Tom Ammiano and sponsored by Equality California and the L.A. Gay & Lesbian Center, will require existing training programs for…
San Diego Democrats for Equality will send 10 delegates to this year’s Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C. Sept. 3 – 6. This is the highest number of delegates the club has ever sent to the convention since its founding in 1975. “A tremendous amount of progress has been made in the last four years…
WASHINGTON – The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) has released a video ad featuring U.S. Rep. Gwen Moore of Wisconsin for its Americans for Marriage Equality campaign. In the video, Congresswoman Moore states, “I’ve always fought for equality and justice in America, which is why I think it’s wrong to tell two people in love they…
A relative rarity on America’s political scene nowadays, far-right Democratic Kansas state representative, Jan Pauls has beaten Erich Bishop, an openly gay son of a former KKK member in a primary election. According to the Kansas City Star, the primary election results were a mere eight votes apart. Now, the incumbent Pauls will run against…
American Family Association’s Bryan Fischer, who hosts a radio talk show called “Focal Point,” agrees absolutely with Republican congressman, Todd Akin from Missouri that it is almost impossible for women to become pregnant from so-called “legitimate rape” (a term Akin has since apologized for using). According to Fischer, a woman’s body somehow doesn’t function the…
