Tag Archives: Group: Gay and Lesbian Victory Fund

LA Times: Both President Obama’s campaign and gay activists reject the idea that his endorsement of same-sex marriage was tied to fundraising. But there’s no doubt that the community’s influence has broadened.

Dallas Voice: The Washington, D.C.-based Gay & Lesbian Victory Fund has endorsed 28-year-old rising star Mary Gonzalez, one of four openly LGBT candidates for Texas Legislature in 2012.

Catholic Culture reports.

Denver Post: “Kniech, an attorney and program director for FRESC, received endorsements and campaign contributions from several labor unions . . . “We don’t know the final outcome yet, but we do know that we had the visions for Denver that tens of thousands of voters in Denver connected with, that brought together folks from all walks of life,” said Kniech, who is openly lesbian. Denis Dison, a spokesman for the Washington-based Gay & Lesbian Victory Fund . . . ”

New York Times: “If elected, Ms. Sparks would be the first transgender supervisor in San Francisco — the liberal enclave where Harvey Milk was elected as one of the nation’s first openly gay officials in 1977, and perhaps the only place where Ms. Sparks might be considered right-of-center. But she is not the only transgender person campaigning for public office this fall. And unlike in years past, when such candidates were often considered mere curiosities, several are within striking distance of historic victories.”

GayPolitics.com: “The Gay & Lesbian Victory Fund today announced it has endorsed 123 openly lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender candidates for public office so far in 2010, already surpassing its 2008 total of 111 candidates, the previous record.”

NY Times: “There are currently at least 445 openly gay and lesbian people holding elected office in the United States, up from 257 eight years ago, according to the Gay and Lesbian Victory Fund, a political group that supports gay candidates.”