A City Council committee voted 3-2 along party lines May 15 to limit political party contributions to $20,000 for citywide offices such as mayor and city ordinance and $10,000 to councilmember district elections. This was forwarded to the full City Council for consideration which means Democrats will outnumber Republicans following the election of a Democratic…
(CNN) — E.W. Jackson, Virginia’s new Republican nominee for lieutenant governor, said he has nothing to apologize for regarding his startling past comments about abortion, race and homosexuality. “I say the things that I say because I’m a Christian, not because I hate anybody, but because I have religious values that matter to me,” Jackson…
(CNN) — An outspoken and provocative conservative who emerged from Saturday’s Republican Party of Virginia Convention as the party’s nominee for lieutenant governor once compared Planned Parenthood to the Ku Klux Klan and blasted African-Americans for their “slavish devotion” to the Democratic Party. E.W. Jackson, an African-American pastor and attorney from Chesapeake, made the comments…
WASHINGTON (CNN) — Illinois Republican Party Chairman Pat Brady resigned Tuesday, citing a handful of reasons including an ongoing struggle with several members of the state GOP over his support for same-sex marriage. “There were several reasons,” why he decided to step down, Brady said in a telephone interview with CNN. “I’ve been going at…
SAN DIEGO — Nathan Fletcher, once thought to be a rising star of the GOP and a former San Diego mayoral candidate who registered as an Independent, has joined the Democratic Party. In an an email sent out to his supporters and posted on his Facebook page Fletcher stated: I wanted to share with you…
As the Republican Party continues to find ways out of its electoral grumpy, old white men quagmire, some in the party are bucking the trend by encouraging Republicans to support same-sex marriage. A new PAC formed by some of the party’s wealthier donors called American Unity PAC – including Paul Singer as first among equals…
We made our way to Dinah Shore Thursday April 4. Our first stop was the opening night party at Zelda’s Nightclub and it was packed. You could barely move around without bumping into someone. We got to see K. Rose perform her hit “Sleep When I’m Dead.” We decided to get some air after her…
LOS ANGELES (CNN) — The Republican National Committee approved two resolutions Friday re-affirming the party’s position on marriage, a move designed to mollify social conservatives angry at GOP leaders who have suggested Republicans tone down their rhetoric in opposition of same -sex marriage in order to appeal to younger voters. The resolutions were approved by…
Women’s Fest expressions Women’s Fest was a day-long festival of workshops, entertainment and resources for all women and their allies. The goal of this free festival was to empower women to cultivate new skills, celebrate creativity, build a stronger community and gain access to essential resources. We shared two tables with our friend Sonia to…
VELDEN. Austria – From Aug. 29 to Sept 1, the international LGBT community and their friends will again be visiting the beautiful Lake Woerthersee in Austria for the 6th annual Pink Lake Festival. The official hotel partner, and heart of the festival this year, is the historic and beautiful Villa Bulfon, situated directly on Lake…
