WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Human Rights Campaign has criticized the Trump campaign after the announcement that its new leadership team will include Steve Bannon and Kellyanne Conway, two political operatives with histories of anti-LGBTQ activism. Bannon, who was named CEO of the Trump campaign Wednesday, launched a vile smear against transgender people during a May…
No, I am not talking about Rich’s, Flicks or Urban Mo’s on a Saturday night. I am talking about the presidential race. While I am an ardent supporter of Hillary Clinton because of her experience and policy agenda, it is time to admit that Secretary Clinton is a flawed candidate. I understand why Clinton decided…
WASHINGTON, D.C.– Equality PAC, a political action committee formed by leaders of the Congressional LGBT Equality Caucus, denounced Donald Trump and Senator Marco Rubio’s decision to appear at gathering of anti-LGBT activists in Orlando, Fla. “It isn’t any surprise that Donald Trump and Marco Rubio have no respect for the LGBT community or its concerns,…
The polls after the Democratic Convention indicate that Hillary Clinton has a seven to nine-point lead over Donald Trump for the presidency. I am sure Trump will stop talking about polls again. The only time that Trump talked about the national polls was the week after his convention, essentially the only time he has led…
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Latino Victory Fund and Latino Decisions have released the results of a 12 battleground state poll – AZ, CO, FL, GA, IA, MI, NC, NV, OH, PA, VA, WI – that tested Latinos’ preferences between the Republican and Democratic policy platforms. The 800 person survey was conducted from July 18-22 in English or Spanish, at the…
San Diegan Kristen Kavanaugh spoke yesterday at the Democratic National Convention. U.S. Marine veteran Kavanaugh , who served during the military’s era of Don’t Ask Don’t Tell, now heads up the Military Acceptance Project, a San Diego-based nonprofit that helps improve inclusiveness in the military. Yesterday she spoke about why she trusts Hillary Clinton to…
WASHINGTON, D.C.— Latino Victory Fund, Latino Decisions and Fusion released the results of a poll conducted on the last night of the Republican National Convention, Thursday July 21, 2016, after Donald Trump accepted the Republican nomination for President of the United States. The poll assessed Latinos’ attitudes towards the Republican nominee and the Republican Party during…
WASHINGTON, DC — The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) today released the following statement at the conclusion of the Republican National Convention, during which the party adopted the most anti-LGBTQ platform in its history and featured a parade of anti-LGBTQ speakers. “Donald Trump and Mike Pence are now leading the most antiquated, anti-LGBTQ ticket in recent memory,” said HRC…
https://youtu.be/eYbt1aMXP_4 WASHINGTON — The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) has released a new microsite blasting Donald Trump and Mike Pence for their anti-equality records. As Trump accepted his party’s presidential nomination at the Republican National Convention, HRC promoted the site via social media to its 3.35 million followers. “It’s time for anyone and everyone who has…
Yes, I mean the toilet paper ticket. From now going forward I will refer to the Trump/Pence ticket simply as the TP ticket. Something that Americans should flush down the toilet. LGBT Americans in particular. Of course, Trump’s thoughts on Mexicans as rapists, a ban on Muslim immigration, or the infamous wall, also alienate the…
