The "other" Stonewall riots: Bringing the "T" in LGBT to the forefront

News Article - June 18th, 2010

"Take a moment and remember the riots, Compton's Cafe, and the trans women, drag queens, butch lesbians and leatherpeople who weren't afraid to fight back"

Stonewall Democratic Club of Southern Nevada Pride Month Statement

News Article - June 16th, 2010
Stonewall Democratic Club of Southern Nevada

Stonewall Democratic Club of Southern Nevada has this to say about Pride Month.

New York State Senator Picks Up Progressive Endorsements

News Article - June 14th, 2010
New York Daily News

Democratic State Sen. Bill Perkins is slated to pick up the endorsement of Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer today in his bid to hang on to his seat in the 30th SD, which includes Harlem, the Upper West Side, East Harlem, Morningside Heights and Washington Heights, the Daily Politics has learned.

 

Stonewall-endorsed NJ Congressional Candidate Praises DADT Repeal

News Article - June 9th, 2010
Out in New Jersey

"Ed Potosnak, the out and proud Democratic candidate for New Jersey's 7th Congressional District, praised House members" for their move to repeal 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell.'

Nevada Stonewall Group Hosts Lieutenant Governor Debate

News Article - June 2nd, 2010
Las Vegas Review-Journal

Politics is a dirty business, but thanks to the Stonewall Democratic Club of Southern Nevada it doesn't have to be declasse. The Stonewall group on Saturday is hosting the final debate between the four Democratic candidates for lieutenant governor.

Discrimination Is Not A Partisan Issue

News Article - April 22nd, 2010
Huffington Post

As leaders of the National Stonewall Democrats and the Log Cabin Republicans -- the voices of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) Americans in the nation's two major political parties -- we share a commitment to full equality for all Americans, regardless of their sexual orientation or gender identity. While we disagree on matters of elections and political leadership, we agree that now is the time for the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) to become the law of the land for all Americans.

Hundreds of LGBT and Allied Groups Call on Congress to Pass ENDA Now

Press Release - April 21st, 2010

Stonewall Democrats joins over two hundred organizations to demand immediate action on the Employment Non-Discrimination Act.


Stonewall commends President Obama's memo on hospital visitation rights

Press Release - April 14th, 2010

With his memorandum, the President took a bold step toward righting the injustice that too many lesbian and gay couples feel in their most vulnerable moments.