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…
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…
10 News has reported that in their final poll conducted before tomorrow’s mayoral election Bob Filner maintains a slim lead over Carl DeMaio. The survey conducted by SurveyUSA between Oct. 31 and Nov. 4 shows Filner with 49 percent of the votes compared to DeMaio’s 45 percent, with 7 percent undecided. According to the poll…
It’s the Supreme Court, stupid! Dear Editor, No community has more at stake in this presidential election than the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community. In Barack Obama, we have a Democratic candidate who has embraced full equality for LGBT people. We have a Republican candidate in Mitt Romney who is against the Employment…
It is that time of year where you get to participate in our political system by simply going to the polls and voting. Most groups in America had to fight for the right to vote, which makes it so troubling that so many refuse to exercise this hard won right. Unfortunately, the only group in…
WASHINGTON – The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) has called on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to investigate mass spam texts that are taking aim at President Obama, marriage equality, and a number of other progressive issues. Recently, HRC supporters have received unsolicited anti-gay text messages such as: “Obama endorses the legality of same-sex marriage. Say…
PORT TOWNSEND, Wash. (CNN) – Jefferson County residents in Washington state will cast their ballots this year for the leaders of the “Untied” States. According to the Peninsula Daily News, a typo on ballots that were sent to 22,596 voters caused federal candidates for office to be listed under the heading “President/Vice President of the…
WASHINGTON – Following President Barack Obama’s call on Americans to support the freedom to marry when they vote on ballot measures in Maine, Maryland and Washington the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) and Freedom to Marry have issued statements praising the president. “President Obama continues to be a transformational leader for LGBT equality,” said Human Rights…
