Onorato set out a plan for winning. There are more registered Democrats than Republicans in the state. If they turn out and vote, we win. Sounds simple, right? Simple but maybe not easy. The key now, is getting out the vote.
However, he has now demonstrated a part of his real agenda which could not be more anti-LGBT by filing a brief in the California Prop 8 case. To be clear, the Prop 8 case, by everyone’s estimation wouldn’t have any bearing on Pennsylvania directly.
Received this via email: With one month left until election day, U.S. Senate candidate Joe Sestak will be holding a rally for supporters TOMORROW, Oct. 2 at 3:00p.m. in downtown Pittsburgh. Joining Joe will be State Representative Dan Frankel, City Controller Michael Lamb, and many of Joe’s supporters. Joe will be speaking about the challenges Pennsylvanians face and steps to achieve victory on November 2. EVENT DETAILS: WHO: U.S. Senate candidate Joe Sestak with State[Read More…]
Come out and hear Joe Hoeffel, one of Pennsylvania’s more progressive politicians talk about why electing Dan is so critical!
This is for everyone who claims to care about progressive issues. Telling the Dems to go F*#k themselves will do nothing to move LGBT issues further. Here is what will move LGBT issues further.
It may be the wrong time to tell gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender folks that the hard work isn’t over. They may not be thrilled to hear that if we are to achieve Equality, we all must double down our efforts, and work in more direct ways by getting engaged in the legislative process.
To try and suggest that racial issues are the basis of Civil Rights, is another attempt by the far right to rewrite (or at least retell) history to suit its own needs.
The GOP is so beholden to the Radical Religious Right, that it can’t act in a philosophically conservative manner. Even though the majority of Americans are opposed to DADT, Republicans were so hell bent on stopping the repeal, they refused to allow debate to even begin. But the White House and the Democrats aren’t acting any better.
I have said a number of times on this blog, that activism for gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender rights is changing, but even I never would have guessed that that would mean using a kiss to change the world. A very long kiss, that is. But that is what Matty Daley, 21, and Bobby Canciello, 19, chose to do over the weekend. While the same-sex kiss might have raised some eyebrows, the support the pair received[Read More…]