Archive for the ‘Republican Party’ Category
Monday, August 18th, 2008
Seems as though John McCain isn't as radical as his evangelical followers.
We know the Religious Right would like nothing more than to strip away any kind of legal recognition or protection for LGBT people and same-sex couples. That's why we're seeing anti-LGBT, anti-family marriage amendments that have the possibility of ...
Posted in Anti-LGBT, Civil Rights, Democratic Party, LGBT, LGBT Families, Marriage Equality, Politics, Religion, Republican Party, United States | 3 Comments »
Thursday, August 14th, 2008
After Brian's eloquent post praising the brave equality stands of a couple New York Republicans, I thought it was interesting to read a recent article from The Daily Star (Oneonta, NY).
It seems as though the county manager in Otsego County took steps to exclude legally wedded same-sex couples (recognized in ...
Posted in Civil Rights, LGBT, LGBT Families, Marriage Equality, New York, Politics, Republican Party, United States, Voices from the Right | 1 Comment »
Thursday, August 7th, 2008
While the GOP has done much to hinder equality for LGBT Americans, it's nice to be reminded that there are also Republicans taking a stand for us. Here are some recent quotables:
“[Amendment 2] could set us back...unnecessarily or could set us on the road to progress and equality because, ...
Posted in LGBT, Marriage Equality, New York, Republican Party, Voices from the Right | 7 Comments »
Sunday, July 13th, 2008
Our fabulous InterstateQ contributor Casey Pick -- who is currently on "hiatus" while she is working for the Log Cabin Republicans -- made her debut on this site with a commentary rebuttal to my Feb. 7, 2008 post, "Why don’t they just come out and say it already?"
In that post, ...
Posted in Politics, Republican Party, United States | 6 Comments »
Saturday, July 5th, 2008
A lot of these are vintage... for real... the sound and video quality ain't all that great, but they're funny nonetheless.
TV Nation fights Helms' homophobia with love songs...
MadTV: Helms on Elizabeth Dole - "A lesbo-feminazi"
1990 NBC report on Helms vs. Gantt
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Helms "Racial ...
Posted in North Carolina, Politics, Republican Party, United States | No Comments »
Friday, June 20th, 2008
Casey will be absent for at least the summer as she is busy working for the Log Cabin Republicans in Washington, DC and I received my first of I'm sure many updates from her. LCR hosted a reception during the Texas Republican Convention to break bread (or pizza) with ...
Posted in Politics, Republican Party | 5 Comments »
Thursday, May 22nd, 2008
Marriage equality matters to many readers of InterstateQ I imagine. "Democrats are for LGBT rights, Republicans are against them" seems to be the generally accepted view of American politics, but after listening to the views of the presidential front runners, I can't help but notice they sound rather similar ...
Posted in Anti-Gay Politicians Watch, Democratic Party, LGBT Families, Marriage Equality, Politics, Republican Party | 1 Comment »
Sunday, April 13th, 2008
The new edition of the N.C. State Personnel Manual will include employment protections based on sexual orientation and gender-identity.
N.C. State Rep. Paul Stam (R-Wake) is speaking out against the new changes. According to The Lincoln Tribune, the representative says state agencies are bypassing the legislature.
N.C. Rep. Paul "Skip" Stam (R-Wake) ...
Posted in Anti-LGBT, Civil Rights, Employment Discrimination, LGBT, North Carolina, Politics, Republican Party, United States | 2 Comments »
Thursday, March 13th, 2008
I didn't say it - Rick Santorum did. (Well, actually, the folks at RealClearPolitics chose that headline for his article, but if the shoe fits, I'll take it.) Reporting back from a meeting of, in his words, "the who's who of Hilary Clinton's vast right wing conspiracy," Santorum ...
Posted in LGBT, Politics, Republican Party | 5 Comments »
