Most Clicked Gay Politics Report Stories
1. Conservative host of "The View" backs marriage equality
Gay Politics Report | Aug 27, 2010
SeattlePI.com (08/25)
2. With just two months left until Election Day, what's your prediction about the outcome of congressional races?
Gay Politics Report | Aug 31, 2010
3. Anti-gay activists worries about GOP defecting
Gay Politics Report | Aug 31, 2010
Prominent conservatives are coming out in support of marriage equality for gays and lesbians, a development that's alarming to anti-gay religious groups that are now warning Republicans to tow the line. "The Party's unequivocal stand on life, marriage, and family is why many social conservatives have made the GOP their political home," wrote Tony Perkins, president of the Family Research Council, in a letter to supporters. Political observers say the GOP is becoming more accepting of gay rights as it looks for ways to expand the party's base. Washington Post, The (08/27)
4. Florida Gov. Crist outlines position on marriage equality
Gay Politics Report | Aug 31, 2010
Hill, The (08/30)
5. Former GOP chairman comes out
Gay Politics Report | Aug 27, 2010
Ken Mehlman, a former chairman of the Republican National Committee, has revealed he's gay. Mehlman, who managed the Bush-Cheney campaign in 2004, said he regretted not being able to speak out against a strategy that encouraged states to push anti-gay marriage ballot initiatives as a method of driving voter turnout. "I can't change that -- it is something I wish I could and I can only try to be helpful in the future," Mehlman said. Advocate.com (08/26) Atlantic, The (08/2010)
6. MLK's anti-gay niece addresses Washington rally
Gay Politics Report | Aug 31, 2010
Alveda King, a niece of civil rights icon Martin Luther King Jr., says she disagrees with Coretta Scott King's embrace of LGBT rights. "I've got his DNA. She doesn't, she didn't ... Therefore I know something about him. I'm made out of the same stuff," she said. King spoke at the Restoring Honor rally held in Washington, D.C., last week. Advocate.com (08/28) Salon (08/27)
7. Focus on the Family criticizes anti-bullying effort
Gay Politics Report | Aug 31, 2010
A nationwide effort to address classroom bullying of LGBT students ignores the beliefs of Christian students and their parents, according to Candi Cushman of the conservative Christian media ministry Focus on the Family. But Eliza Byard of the Gay, Lesbian, Straight Education Network counters that anti-LGBT bullying is at crisis levels and threatens the health and welfare of children. Denver Post, The (08/29)
8. Gay cadets lead secret lives at West Point
Gay Politics Report | Aug 27, 2010
Gay and lesbian cadets at the United States Military Academy at West Point have developed secret friendships with one another as they navigate an official policy that forbids discussion of their sexual orientation. New York Times (free registration), The (08/24)
9. Conservative U.K. government minister comes out
Gay Politics Report | Aug 31, 2010
BBC (08/27)
10. State Department reports on LGBT discrimination in U.S.
Gay Politics Report | Aug 27, 2010
HRCBackStory.org (08/26)
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