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Republican LGBT influence will not be tolerated, warns FRC

By | 08.26.11 | 8:17 am

After being tipped off by a recent Washington Blade article about GOP LGBT groups’ attempts to influence the Republican Party platform at the 2012 Republican National Convention in Tampa, Fla., Family Research Council President Tony Perkins says those groups should expect a fight.

Rep. Michele Bachmann. Photo: Gage Skidmore, Flickr

GOP gay group wants meeting with Bachmann

By | 07.19.11 | 9:22 pm

A group of gay conservatives have expressed concern over Michele Bachmann’s positions on gay rights. GOProud, a group of LGBT activists more conservative than the Log Cabin Republicans, hopes to defeat President Barack Obama in 2012 and is seeking audiences with all GOP candidates. But it’s Bachmann’s “big government” position on a federal constitutional amendment banning marriage for same-sex couples that has its members concerned

Jon Huntsman (Photo: Flickr/World Economic Forum)

Huntsman in race for GOP presidential nod, team trying to find gay donors

By | 06.22.11 | 9:14 am

Former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman is officially in the race for the GOP nomination for president and he’s already running into controversy. In a report on Politico, reporter Maggie Haberman reports Huntsman fundraising team is already trying to raise money from gay donors.

GLBT issues quiet, but powerful in presidential campaign

By | 09.26.08 | 8:08 am

Bob Vitaletti has made volunteering as a gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender community representative for Barack Obama’s presidential campaign a second full-time job.

A volunteer since March of 2007, he expects to be paid in civil rights.

“Never Underestimate Hillary”

By | 05.24.07 | 1:59 pm

You think America is not going to elect Hillary Clinton president? Well, think again.

“Let me tell you, America will elect Hillary,” says Tony Fabrizio, a national GOP strategist and pollster. It’s hard to know whether his goal is…

The Elephant In The Room

By | 05.22.07 | 4:00 pm

They’re not only looking for another Ronald Reagan, but they are looking for the myth of Ronald Reagan.

It’s a skyscraper-sized order, for Republicans who want to keep the White House in 2008. Try finding someone who will be…

The Once And Future Past

By | 05.07.07 | 2:41 pm

In some ways this was a weekend pining for the past: the libertarian Barry Goldwater past. And looking to him for inspiration for the future of the Republican Party.

The recipient of this year’s Log Cabin Media Visibility Award…

The Ex-Ex-Gay Cure

By | 05.07.07 | 1:02 pm

Make no mistake. Gay Republicans have an agenda. Their agenda is equality. And they know that some of their biggest detractors are working hard to target them from within their same political party – and even claim their sexuality can…

Gay Soldiers Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell, Live In Fear

By | 05.06.07 | 3:56 pm

Here are a few statistics, courtesy of Zogby and Rear Admiral Alan Steinman, to give people an idea of just how well the United States military’s Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell policy is working.

Gay GOP Heart Rudy, Hiss Romney

By | 05.05.07 | 2:06 pm

There’s been a lot of talk, as the national Log Cabin Republicans have gathered this weekend in downtown Denver, about being conservative and gay- and how to balance the two while gaining new allies and affecting change within the…