Log Cabin Republicans
Life Under Trump Was Not Better and I Promise You It Will Be Even Worse If He Wins
As Nov. 5 approaches, I, for one, am dreading the election and at the same time yearning for it to be over. The result is that I am suspended in a purgatory of [...]Read more about Life Under Trump Was Not Better and I Promise You It Will Be Even Worse If He Wins
Why We’re Endorsing Kamala Harris for President in 2024
Our community deserves hope, dignity and, especially, a break from political tactics designed to break our spirits, erase us from the pages of history and [...]Read more about Why We’re Endorsing Kamala Harris for President in 2024
Log Cabin Republicans Think LGBTQ+ People Have It Too Good In America
I have long had nothing but contempt for Log Cabin Republicans. But after reading LCR President Charles Moran’s opinion piece in Newsweek, my immediate response [...]Read more about Log Cabin Republicans Think LGBTQ+ People Have It Too Good In America
Log Cabin Republicans: We Hate Ourselves to Own the Libs
In the grand tradition of the Log Cabin Republicans siding with people who hate them, they have asked far-right commentator and self-proclaimed internet troll [...]Read more about Log Cabin Republicans: We Hate Ourselves to Own the Libs
Watch These Delusional Log Cabin Republicans Praise Melania Trump as Gay Icon in Cringey Video
Those zany Log Cabin Republicans (LCR) are at it again. In a new video, the allegedly LGBTQ+ organization hailed former first lady Melania Trump as a gay icon. [...]Read more about Watch These Delusional Log Cabin Republicans Praise Melania Trump as Gay Icon in Cringey Video
Grimm Decision Is Anything But. The Fight For LGBTQ+ Rights Continues.
Congratulations to Gavin Grimm. If you don't know that name, you should, especially if you give a damn about transgender rights and the attack on trans kids in [...]Read more about Grimm Decision Is Anything But. The Fight For LGBTQ+ Rights Continues.
Happy Pride Month! Now Go Choke on a Rainbow, Tony Perkins
Aside from women daring to make their own reproductive decisions, there's nothing right-wing conservatives hate more than Pride Month. The "rainbow deluge" the [...]Read more about Happy Pride Month! Now Go Choke on a Rainbow, Tony Perkins
Tennessee Makes Teachers Wait 30 Days to Utter 'Pete Buttigieg' in Front of Students
Tennessee is on an anti-LGBTQ+ roll, y'all. You may remember that I wrote about how gay country music star T.J. Osborne was supposed to get honored by the [...]Read more about Tennessee Makes Teachers Wait 30 Days to Utter 'Pete Buttigieg' in Front of Students
DC Log Cabin Republicans 'Super Energized' After Officer Elections
The D.C. LGBTQ GOP group Log Cabin Republicans plans to increase its involvement in local and national politics this year after increasing its membership by 25 [...]Read more about DC Log Cabin Republicans 'Super Energized' After Officer Elections
Creep of the Week: Republican Party
Hello! It's 2021 and everything is fine now! Ha, ha, just kidding. The dumpster fire rages on. Some things in 2021 are delightful, like that guy who made the [...]Read more about Creep of the Week: Republican Party
LGBTQ Trump Supporters Tiptoe Away From President After US Capitol Attack
In the aftermath of the assault on the U.S. Capitol instigated by President Trump, his one-time LGBTQ supporters are now distancing themselves from him without [...]Read more about LGBTQ Trump Supporters Tiptoe Away From President After US Capitol Attack
In 2020 Election Donald Trump Doubled his LGBTQ Vote
Early data from exit polls conducted with voters on Nov. 3 indicate that 2/3 of the LGBTQ vote went to Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden, who appears [...]Read more about In 2020 Election Donald Trump Doubled his LGBTQ Vote
Election Night LGBTQ Hour-By-Hour Breakdown
It's a good bet that many LGBTQ people will be glued to their social media and news venues on Nov. 3. The Williams Institute, an LGBTQ think tank at UCLA, [...]Read more about Election Night LGBTQ Hour-By-Hour Breakdown
Tiffany Trump Criticized on Twitter for Promoting Dad as Supporter of LGBTQ People
Tiffany Trump, the daughter of President Trump who hasn't been as visible a member of the Trump family as much as her half-siblings, trended nationally on [...]Read more about Tiffany Trump Criticized on Twitter for Promoting Dad as Supporter of LGBTQ People
Facing Trump's LGBTQ Outreach, Advocates Hold Firm on Plan to Show his Record
Faced with the Trump campaign's attempt at LGBTQ outreach — an unprecedented effort from a Republican presidential nominee, especially from an incumbent who [...]Read more about Facing Trump's LGBTQ Outreach, Advocates Hold Firm on Plan to Show his Record
2020 Democratic and Republican National Convention LGBTQ Wrap-Up
Despite social distancing requirements created by the novel coronavirus pandemic, over the last two weeks, both the Democratic and Republican Parties adapted [...]Read more about 2020 Democratic and Republican National Convention LGBTQ Wrap-Up
Republican National Convention LGBTQ Summary Day 2
As the second night of the Republican National Convention got underway Tuesday night, the voiceover on a video showing the U.S. Constitution said, "Without [...]Read more about Republican National Convention LGBTQ Summary Day 2
Monday Night Republican National Convention Coverage
The first night of the Republican national convention spent considerable time reassuring Black and Latinx people that it is the party of "diversity," "values" [...]Read more about Monday Night Republican National Convention Coverage
Creep of the Week: Donald Trump
June may be Pride Month, but it is't official any more. Not since Donald Trump became the president. He has never issued an official proclamation declaring [...]Read more about Creep of the Week: Donald Trump
Creep of the Week: Steven Hotze
When I went to the library recently there was a black man, maybe in his 30s, standing outside collecting signatures. Being civic-minded and nosey, I [...]Read more about Creep of the Week: Steven Hotze
Noteworthy LGBTQ Moments in 2019
One might argue that 2019 was a pretty good year for LGBTQ people. An openly gay man rose to the top tier of a large field of Democratic presidential [...]Read more about Noteworthy LGBTQ Moments in 2019
Creep of the Week: Alex Azar
And so, Azar wants to scrap protections for LGBTQ people so he can protect the "religious freedom" to discriminate against people based on sexual orientation [...]Read more about Creep of the Week: Alex Azar
Who can Defeat Trump? Preview of HRC/CNN Town Hall
To paraphrase Oda Mae Brown in "Ghost," democracy, you in danger, girl. This profound and dreadful moment in American history is worse than Watergate and far [...]Read more about Who can Defeat Trump? Preview of HRC/CNN Town Hall
Trump Brings up Global Initiative to Decriminalize Homosexuality at UN
In a surprise move, President Trump included in his speech before the United Nations on Tuesday his administration's global initiative to decriminalize [...]Read more about Trump Brings up Global Initiative to Decriminalize Homosexuality at UN
Trump Admin to Supreme Court: It's OK to Fire Workers for Being Gay
With the U.S. Supreme Court poised to issue a major ruling on whether firing workers for being gay, lesbian and bisexual is legal under federal civil rights [...]Read more about Trump Admin to Supreme Court: It's OK to Fire Workers for Being Gay
Backlash Surrounds Trump Endorsement by Log Cabin Republicans
The national gay Republican group, Log Cabin Republicans, made a big splash Aug. 15 when it published a commentary in the Washington Post announcing its [...]Read more about Backlash Surrounds Trump Endorsement by Log Cabin Republicans
Creep of the Week: Log Cabin Republicans
A day after it was announced that the Trump Administration was planning on making it easier for federal contractors to discriminate against LGBTQ workers, the [...]Read more about Creep of the Week: Log Cabin Republicans
STUNNER: Log Cabin Endorses Trump for Re-Election
In a turnabout from 2016, the National Log Cabin Republicans have endorsed Trump for re-election, asserting he "met his commitments" to LGBT people. Robert [...]Read more about STUNNER: Log Cabin Endorses Trump for Re-Election
Parting Glances: When Arts' Gay Fleet Scuttlebutted!
Back in the "good old days" of Great Depression No. 1, following Stock Market Crash '29 years and years – well, at least a galloping few – before my time, the [...]Read more about Parting Glances: When Arts' Gay Fleet Scuttlebutted!
Top 10 National Stories of 2018
No. 10: Ric Grenell confirmed as ambassador U.S. Ambassador to Germandy Richard Grenell (Photo public domain) After months of Democratic opposition, the U.S. [...]Read more about Top 10 National Stories of 2018
Gay Friend Defends Trump's Pick for AG Amid Concerns From LGBT Groups
A longtime gay friend of William Barr, President Trump's pick as the next U.S. attorney general, has come to the defense of the nominee amid concerns from LGBT [...]Read more about Gay Friend Defends Trump's Pick for AG Amid Concerns From LGBT Groups
Jerri Ann Henry First Woman Ever Named as Log Cabin Executive Director
A lesbian Republican activist who fought for acceptance of marriage equality within her party will become the new executive director of the National Log Cabin [...]Read more about Jerri Ann Henry First Woman Ever Named as Log Cabin Executive Director
Trump Names Openly Gay Judicial Nominee — Bringing Total to 2
President Trump has nominated to the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals an openly gay federal prosecutor tasked with enforcing organized crime and drug laws, [...]Read more about Trump Names Openly Gay Judicial Nominee — Bringing Total to 2
Nikki Haley Resigns as US Ambassador to UN
U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Nikki Haley resigned on Tuesday. Haley in her resignation letter to President Trump wrote the U.S. "achieved great success at the [...]Read more about Nikki Haley Resigns as US Ambassador to UN
Parting Glances: A Doggy Bag in Time
A $10.5 million, GOP-funded study undertaken by the Institute for the Regionalization and Redistricting of Dogs, Cats, Kittens & Pups sheds new – and [...]Read more about Parting Glances: A Doggy Bag in Time
LGBT Candidates Could Produce Rainbow Wave in November
With the 2018 congressional mid-terms fast approaching, a record number of LGBT candidates are seeking election to all levels of government ranging from [...]Read more about LGBT Candidates Could Produce Rainbow Wave in November
Kavanaugh Shifts to Masterpiece When Queried on Gay Marriage Ruling
President Trump's nominee to the U.S. Supreme Court Brett Kavanaugh shifted to the ruling in the Masterpiece Cakeshop case — which came down in favor of a [...]Read more about Kavanaugh Shifts to Masterpiece When Queried on Gay Marriage Ruling
Kavanaugh Hearings to Begin Tuesday Despite Trump Scandals
Despite objections to holding confirmation hearings for Brett Kavanaugh to the U.S. Supreme Court amid the withholding of documents from his time at the Bush [...]Read more about Kavanaugh Hearings to Begin Tuesday Despite Trump Scandals
John McCain Leaves Complicated Legacy on LGBT Rights
Sen. John McCain, who died Saturday at 81, leaves a legacy of patriotism, service to country — and being a thorn in the side of President Trump — but his [...]Read more about John McCain Leaves Complicated Legacy on LGBT Rights
Justice Kennedy Announces Plans to Step Down from Supreme Court
U.S. Associate Justice Anthony Kennedy — the author of major U.S. Supreme Court rulings in favor of gay rights — has announced plans to step down from the [...]Read more about Justice Kennedy Announces Plans to Step Down from Supreme Court
Parting Glances: Dreams Wet and Otherwise
The mind-boggling possibility of recording dreams may soon be a reality predicts "How It's Made," a British monthly science magazine. The nanotechnology/brain [...]Read more about Parting Glances: Dreams Wet and Otherwise
Creep of the Week: MassResistance
As I write this it is April 9, 2018, my birthday. It's also the day John Bolton starts as Trump's National Security Advisor. Bolton, who was ambassador to the [...]Read more about Creep of the Week: MassResistance
Parting Glances: Ten in Seventh Heaven (Pt. 1)
MODEST DISCLAIMER: There are several books about afterlife experiences on the New York Times Best Seller list, including one by a 5-year-old kid (with a little [...]Read more about Parting Glances: Ten in Seventh Heaven (Pt. 1)
Creep of the Week: Brandon Morse
Confession: I haven't been watching the Olympics. I'm not against it or anything, I just have other shit to do. But I've been seeing on the internets that a [...]Read more about Creep of the Week: Brandon Morse
Only Amnesia Can Explain New Democratic Support for Bush
After more than a year of President Trump, the administration of George W. Bush is looking better to many Democrats in retrospect — but that might be the [...]Read more about Only Amnesia Can Explain New Democratic Support for Bush
Log Cabin Assails Dems for Blocking Ric Grenell Nomination
Log Cabin Republicans officials are assailing Democrats for blocking the confirmation of Richard Grenell as U.S. ambassador to Germany. The Grenell nomination, [...]Read more about Log Cabin Assails Dems for Blocking Ric Grenell Nomination
New HHS Division Slammed as Tool for Anti-LGBT Discrimination
Consistent with media reports indicating the move was coming, the Department of Health & Human Services on Thursday formally established a conscience division [...]Read more about New HHS Division Slammed as Tool for Anti-LGBT Discrimination
