Gay GOP group down to just one full-time staffer
By CHRIS JOHNSON, Washington Blade | Jan. 21 at 4:11 PM Jan. 21 at 4:11 PM
A number of donors have come to the rescue of the Log Cabin Republicans in an attempt to alleviate the group’s debt of at least $100,000, according to Patrick Sammon, the group’s outgoing president.
Sammon confirmed earlier this month that his organization had at least $100,000 in consolidated debt. He told the Blade Wednesday that a number of donors have recently committed “upwards of $125,000” to the organization.
“So I hope and expect that by the end of March, our long-term debt … will be all paid off,” Sammon said.
Sammon declined to identify any of the donors. He said he still expects 2009 to be a ...
State is currently bound to recognize marriages performed in other states
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) | Jan. 21 at 4:06 PM Jan. 21 at 4:06 PM
A Colorado-based evangelical group has launched a telephone lobbying campaign trying to influence a gay-marriage bill in Wyoming.
Focus on the Family Action of Colorado Springs has been making telephone calls to voters in key Wyoming senate districts.
The group is trying to drum up support for Senate Joint Resolution 2. The measure would let Wyoming voters decide whether to amend the state constitution to specify that the state won't recognize same-sex marriages performed elsewhere.
Wyoming already has a law in place that says only marriages between a man and a woman may be conducted in the state. However, the state is currently bound to recognize marr ...
Case is first to test Canada's polygamy laws
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) | Jan. 21 at 4:03 PM Jan. 21 at 4:03 PM
Canada's decision to legalize gay marriage has paved the way for polygamy to be legal as well, a defense lawyer said Wednesday as the two leaders of rival polygamous communities made their first court appearance.
The case is the first to test Canada's polygamy laws.
Winston Blackmore, 52, and James Oler, 44, are each accused of being married to more than one woman at a time. The charges carry a maximum penalty of five years in prison, British Columbia Attorney General Wally Oppal said.
...
Historic event gives hope for equality for all, attendees say
By MATT SCHAFER, Southern Voice | Jan. 21 at 7:19 PM Jan. 21 at 7:19 PM
President Barack Obama’s inauguration was one of the most watched events in memory, and scattered throughout the sea of humanity that swelled into Washington, D.C., were gay Atlantans looking for a connection with history.
Kecia Cunningham has her own entry in history as the first openly gay person of color to be elected to political office in Georgia. The Decatur City Commission member broke into tears when Obama was elected and wouldn’t allow herself to miss the inauguration.
“I had to be a part of it, as an African-American, as a sexual orientation minority, it needed to happen,” Cunningham said. “It didn’t seem to be an ex ...
Gay Atlanta photographer accused of child porn, selling drugs
Salles held on federal charges with no bond
By DYANA BAGBY, Southern Voice | Jan. 21 at 7:18 PM Jan. 21 at 7:18 PM
Atlanta gay nightlife photographer Gary Salles was arrested in Winchester, Tenn., during an undercover operation and charged with running an international child porn operation and selling crystal methamphetamine, according to police.
Salles, 57, faces federal child pornography and drug charges and is currently being held without bond in Chattanooga, Tenn., said Winchester Police Department Chief Dennis Young. Arrested with Salles was Mike Lattimore, 50, who is charged with distribution of crystal meth and who is also being held without bond in Chattanooga. The two men go before a grand jury Jan. 27, Young said. Additional charges are likely, he added.
“[Salles] runs a ...
Gay GOP group down to just one full-time staffer
By CHRIS JOHNSON, Washington Blade | Jan. 21 at 4:11 PM Jan. 21 at 4:11 PM
A number of donors have come to the rescue of the Log Cabin Republicans in an attempt to alleviate the group’s debt of at least $100,000, according to Patrick Sammon, the group’s outgoing president.
Sammon confirmed earlier this month that his organization had at least $100,000 in consolidated debt. He told the Blade Wednesday that a number of donors have recently committed “upwards of $125,000” to the organization.
“So I hope and expect that by the end of March, our long-term debt … will be all paid off,” Sammon said.
Sammon declined to identify any of the donors. He said he still expects 2009 to be a ...
No comments:
Post a Comment