Stonewall News

A large contingent of LGBT leaders and activists joined tens of thousands of people who turned out for a rally at the Lincoln Memorial Saturday to mobilize voters backing liberal and progressive policies.

ElectEquality Candidate Paul Hodes' reaction to the 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' vote on Tuesday. "The 'Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell' policy is not only unfair, it has been detrimental to our defense because it has taken talented, well-trained American soldiers away from their sworn duty to protect our freedoms; and it needs to end."

Upon hearing of the passing of San Antonio Stonwall Democrats co-chair, Roberto Flores, Michael Mitchell the National Stonewall Democrats Executive Director made a statement.  Read the statement and the Dallas Voice article, here. 

Both Executive Director of NSD, Michael Mitchell and Erin Moore, President of Stonewall Democrats of Dallas comment on Ken Mehlman's coming out last week in this week's print edition of the Dallas Voice.  

Michael Mitchell said that in his work with the GOP and the Bush Campaign, Mehlman "spent a lot of time putting a stamp of approval on some really heinous policies, on pushing ways of thinking that have changed the way people treat LGBT people." 

Mitchell also noted, as have other liberal activists, that Mehlman has continued to donate to candidates and officeholders who are stridently anti-gay.