The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) has released a new ad attacking Romney’s stance on gay rights. The HRC says the Republican presidential hopeful and his running mate, Paul Ryan, represent a “devastating leap backwards for LGBT Americans seeking full equality.” The ad features Romney’s previous appearance on Piers Morgan’s CNN chat show, where he said: “The…
I thought it might be fun to take a stab at the costumes that should be worn by some of our politicians this season. Don’t be surprised if some of my suggestions actually end up getting worn by our local politicians. Keep your eyes peeled at Nightmare on Normal Street. Weather vane: Mitt Romney Romney…
You own a widget factory, you’re hiring a new CEO, and you have two applicants. One has worked with widgets for decades, believes in them, and wants to make them better. The other doesn’t like widgets and wants to shrink the company to produce fewer of them. Who do you hire? I’m taking the applicant…
BY CASEY PICK, programs director and attorney for Log Cabin Republicans In response to the many comments about the Log Cabin Republicans‘ qualified endorsement of Mitt Romney, Casey Pick, programs director and attorney for Log Cabin Republicans replies with the following commentary: I knew what we were in for when Log Cabin Republicans made the…
BY NED FLAHERTY, project manager for Marriage Equality USA. Following The Log Cabin Republicans’ endorsement of Mitt Romney, Ned Flaherty, project manager for Marriage Equality USA, analyses how this group have now abandoned gay rights entirely. Flaherty created the Election 2012 project, which was developed to show 12 major ways in which LGBTIQ people still…
Congressman Barney Frank today released a statement in response to the announcement by the Log Cabin Republicans that they are endorsing Mitt Romney to be President of the United States. The endorsement was announced only one day after the release of an essay by Congressman Frank, that has been published in full on LGBTweekly.com, in…
The Log Cabin Republicans (LCR) have endorsed Mitt Romney for president of the United States. LCR is a goup of LGBT people who identify with most Republican Party values. The group’s email endorsement was entitled “We are Americans first.” “The decision to endorse is the right one for our members, our community, and for the nation…
WASHINGTON – Ahead of tonight’s presidential debate The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) has compiled an extensive report tracking Mitt Romney’s increasingly anti-LGBT attitude. Mitt Romney may face questions regarding lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) equality during the debate and if his past remarks are an indicator, he is likely to mask his anti-LGBT policies…
Notwithstanding gaffes and tax releases, this time between the party conventions and the presidential debates provides a quiet moment to assess the current state of the November elections and make some predictions (anyone can wait until Nov. 5). Fortunately, the pollsters aren’t taking time off so I have plenty of data to help. The presidency….
WASHINGTON (CNN) – Seven weeks before voters decide on their next president, a secretly recorded video threatens to further undo Republican candidate Mitt Romney by portraying him as out of touch with ordinary Americans. Taped with a hidden camera at a private fund-raising event in May, the video shows Romney telling his donors that nearly…
