Republicans

Founding members of GoProud to step down from day-to-day operations

LGBTQ Nation Staff
April 27th, 2013

The founding members of the gay conservatives group GoProud said Friday that are stepping away from their day-to-day roles at the organization they started four years ago as a grassroots alternative to the Log Cabin Republicans.

Jimmy LaSalvia, the group’s executive director, and chief strategist Christopher Barron said they will step down from their leadership positions, but will remain active in the organization as members of the board of directors.

Georgia GOP chair: Gay marriage will lead to fraud by straight people marrying each other

LGBTQ Nation Staff
April 2nd, 2013

The head of the Georgia Republican Party says that legalizing same-sex marriage will lead to fraud by straight people who will claim they are gay so they can marry their straight friends and “get all the benefits” of marriage.

GOP unveils road map to attract gay, minority voters amid party divisions

Brody Levesque - LGBTQ Nation
March 19th, 2013

The Republican party on Monday unveiled a road map for a new, more inclusive GOP aimed at attracting minority voters, including “welcoming” attitudes on gay rights — but minutes after unveiling the proposal, the party chairman distanced himself from it, and some conservatives and tea partyers balked.

Speaker John Boehner "can’t imagine" his gay marriage views shifting | VIDEO

Benjamin Bell - ABC News
March 16th, 2013

WASHINGTON -- Hours after Ohio Republican Sen. Rob Portman bucked his party and came out in support of gay marriage, House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) reaffirmed his position against it in a wide-ranging exclusive interview with ABC News’ Martha Raddatz for “This Week with George Stephanopoulos,” that will air on Sunday.

LETTER TO THE COMMUNITY: DREAMer activist challenges Sen. Marco Rubio

GetEQUAL
January 23rd, 2013

As the conversation for immigration reform continues to heat up, GetEQUAL released the following statement today in response to Senator Marco Rubio's recent attempts to offer an immigration framework that only offers relief to a very small percentage of immigrants:

LCR names interim boss as R. Clarke Cooper is stepping down

SDGLN Staff
December 28th, 2012

WASHINGTON -- Gregory T. Angelo has been named interim executive director of Log Cabin Republicans.

The current boss, R. Clarke Cooper, has announced his intent to step down at the end of the year after serving as executive director since 2010.

"I hope LGBT Republicans and our allies who support freedom and liberty will join me in welcoming Gregory T. Angelo as the interim executive
director of Log Cabin Republicans," said Peter Bertelsen, national board chairman. "Gregory's longstanding involvement with Log Cabin as leader of

Dave Roberts brings diversity to the San Diego County supervisors

Tony Perry - Los Angeles Times
November 24th, 2012

DEL MAR — In January, when he joins the San Diego County Board of Supervisors, Dave Roberts will be the only Democrat among four Republicans, the first Democrat on the board in more than two decades.

He will also be the first new supervisor in 18 years. And he will be the only one who is not a graduate of San Diego State. He has three degrees from American University in Washington, D.C.

He's also gay and married to a retired Air Force master sergeant. The two are adoptive parents to five former foster children, ages 4 to 17, who call them Daddy Dave and Daddy Wally.

COMMENTARY: Finding common ground in our community

Morgan M. Hurley - Assistant Editor, Gay San Diego
November 17th, 2012

(This editorial was originally published HERE in SDGLN media partner Gay San Diego.)

Election season 2012 is finally over. Not only are we finally done with all the campaign and pollster calls, the mailers, the emails and the debates, we are also done with the extreme nastiness that was the Presidential campaign season.

Colorado legislature turns blue, meaning civil unions will likely be approved

Ken Williams - SDGLN Editor in Chief
November 9th, 2012

DENVER, Colo. – Democrats swept to power in Colorado on Tuesday, taking control over both branches of government, and all but assuring that a civil unions bill will be passed in 2013.

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NEWS ANALYSIS: Autopsy on an election

Ken Williams - SDGLN Editor in Chief
November 8th, 2012

Ten things we may have learned from the 2012 elections:

1. The culture war is over. For real. GOP strategist Karl Rove needs to tear that chapter from his playbook and burn it in the nearest fireplace. The tired old tactics of the Far Right to demonize LGBT Americans and minorities no longer work. Just look at the ballot box on Nov. 6 for proof.

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