http://www.alliancealert.org news from the frontlines of the culture war Thu, 24 May 2012 23:12:00 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/01/lgbt-candidates-come-out-in-force-for-2012-election/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/01/lgbt-candidates-come-out-in-force-for-2012-election/#comments Tue, 01 May 2012 17:59:00 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=132584 MSNBC Video: MSNBC’s Thomas Roberts talks to Denis Dison of the Gay and Lesbian Victory Fund, about the emergence of more LGBT candidates for political office, and how that could impact efforts to marriage equality. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/01/lgbt-candidates-come-out-in-force-for-2012-election/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/07/22/usa-today-increasing-numbers-of-openly-gay-legislators-yields-more-legislation/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/07/22/usa-today-increasing-numbers-of-openly-gay-legislators-yields-more-legislation/#comments Fri, 22 Jul 2011 13:40:36 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=108818 ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/07/22/usa-today-increasing-numbers-of-openly-gay-legislators-yields-more-legislation/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/07/20/ky-gay-candidate-declines-to-seek-funds-from-national-gay-group/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/07/20/ky-gay-candidate-declines-to-seek-funds-from-national-gay-group/#comments Tue, 20 Jul 2010 19:53:14 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=66083 Lexington Herald-Leader: "Matthew Vanderpool, an openly gay candidate for a state House seat in Fayette County, has decided not to accept or pursue about $15,000 in campaign funds from [the Victory Fund] that provides financial and campaign support to gay and lesbian political candidates. ... 'I have no "gay agenda." My goal is to serve the people in the House District 45 without prejudice, arbitrarily dismissing no one because of their race, sex, nation, origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, political party affiliation, personal or professional beliefs.'" ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/07/20/ky-gay-candidate-declines-to-seek-funds-from-national-gay-group/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/07/20/lgbt-representation-in-congress-could-double/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/07/20/lgbt-representation-in-congress-could-double/#comments Tue, 20 Jul 2010 18:38:33 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=66061 Gay Politics: "The Victory Fund has endorsed three non-incumbent gay candidates running for the U.S. House of Representatives this year. If all three win, they would double the number of out members of Congress, joining incumbent Reps. Barney Frank, D-Mass., Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., and Jared Polis, D-Colo, each of whom are also endorsed by the Victory Fund in their campaigns for reelection. It’s the group’s largest-ever slate of federal candidates." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/07/20/lgbt-representation-in-congress-could-double/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/11/06/gays-lesbians-elected-in-record-numbers-tuesday/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/11/06/gays-lesbians-elected-in-record-numbers-tuesday/#comments Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:19:32 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=41610 GayPolitics.com: "The group [The Victory Fund], which endorses openly lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) candidates, endorsed a slate of 79 contenders for 2009 races, a new record for a non-federal election year. Of those, 49 won their races outright and six are still unfinished. Thirteen additional openly gay candidates also won Tuesday." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/11/06/gays-lesbians-elected-in-record-numbers-tuesday/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/09/08/six-lgbt-americans-named-to-lead-democratic-party/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/09/08/six-lgbt-americans-named-to-lead-democratic-party/#comments Tue, 08 Sep 2009 19:10:49 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=35478 GayPolitics.com: "Six more openly LGBT Democrats are on track to join the 447-member Democratic National Committee as at-large members, including two Victory Fund-endorsed elected officials and two other individuals affliated with the Victory Fund and Leadership Institute." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/09/08/six-lgbt-americans-named-to-lead-democratic-party/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/01/23/obama-hires-lgbt-presidential-appointments-project-leader/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/01/23/obama-hires-lgbt-presidential-appointments-project-leader/#comments Fri, 23 Jan 2009 23:06:29 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=13469 ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/01/23/obama-hires-lgbt-presidential-appointments-project-leader/feed/ 0