Tag Archives: Log Cabin
State of the Union: polarizing or forward thinking?
Presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg called President Trump's State of the Union address "highly polarizing" and said it included "some disturbing efforts...to further divide the American people." Log Cabin spokesman Charles Moran saw it as "forward thinking."
Senate confirms gay man for 9th Circuit
The U.S. Senate, on a strictly partisan vote, confirmed openly gay prosecutor Patrick Bumatay to serve on the nation's largest federal appeals bench.
Trump’s state of the union address: ‘dangerous rhetoric’
While some LGBT activists applauded President Trump's State of the Union address for stating a commitment to eradicating AIDS by 2030, others dismissed it as a "lie" and said Trump offered no details that suggested a real "plan" is in
George H.W. Bush: As president, ‘not our friend’
For the LGBT community, President George H.W. Bush's legacy is not that of ally but one of studied adversary who embraced prominent anti-LGBT figures of the day to solidify his political base.
Trump jokes about Pence hostility to gays
An article in the current New Yorker magazine quotes President Trump as “joking” that Vice President Pence is so hostile to gays he “wants to hang them all.” The news came as the Department of Justice reportedly took an unusually
Trump won’t rescind LGBT executive order; activists still worry
Most LGBT activists reacted with concern that President Trump's reassuring “words” not to rescind a pro-LGBT executive order may not match up to his troubling “actions” of nominating people who are hostile to LGBT to key federal positions.
Two weeks, two candidates, many differences
Both Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Hillary Clinton can be said to represent the "most pro-gay" major party presidential candidate in history. But there are significant differences in how their positions and records stack up. Here's a look at the
LGBT candidates: still some gay-baiting
A few openly LGBT candidates for public office have suffered some of the old gay-baiting and scare tactics of the past, but most of the record number of LGBT candidates this year seem to be finding acceptance --or rejection-- to
First debate: Trump leans on feud with Rosie
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump once again relied on his long-standing feud with lesbian comedian Rosie O'Donnell to deflect criticism of his record of making derogatory remarks about women. Most political commentators scored the first presidential debate for Democrat Hillary
Clinton heads to New Hampshire with LGBT support and a tie in Iowa
There were some interesting LGBT moments in the days running up to Monday’s Iowa caucuses –caucuses in which Human Rights Campaign-endorsed Democrat Hillary Clinton appears to have essentially split the vote with U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders and an early favorite
