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In the midst of this victory, gay conservatives in California created the Log Cabin Republicans. The group initially proposed to name themselves Lincoln Club, but found that name was already in use by the Lincoln Club of Orange County, another California Republican organization, so the name Log Cabin Republicans was chosen as an alternative title.
Gay Republicans is a 2004 television documentary film directed by Wash Westmoreland that focuses on four Log Cabin Republicans as they struggle with President George W. Bush's unequivocal opposition to gay marriage and are forced to make a choice: Whether to be good Republicans and support the President, or stand up for their civil rights as gay Americans.
The 1992 Log Cabin Republican convention was held in Spring, Texas, a Houston exurb. The main issue discussed was whether or not LCR would endorse the re-election of President George H. W. Bush. The group voted to deny that endorsement because Bush did not denounce anti-gay rhetoric at the 1992 Republican National Convention. [20]
Pocan is openly gay and the first LGBTQ member of Congress to replace another LGBTQ member of Congress (Tammy Baldwin) and the first non-incumbent in a same-sex marriage elected to Congress. [1] [4] [6] [37] Kyrsten Sinema: Democratic: Arizona: January 3, 2013: January 3, 2019: 6 years, 0 days Sinema was the first openly bisexual member of ...
The first openly gay speaker at a Republican National Convention was Log Cabin Republicans member Steve Fong of California in 1996. Reverend Erin Swenson – the first openly transgender mainstream (Presbyterian, USA) minister to have her ordination upheld after a gender transition from male to female.
First openly LGBT city council member in Pennsylvania [199] Kerry McCormack: Democratic: Ohio: Cleveland City Council (at least 2016–present) First out LGBT party leader of the Cleveland City Council [200] Jonathan Melton: Democratic: North Carolina: Raleigh City Council (2019–present) One of first two openly LGBT members of Raleigh City ...
At Log Cabin's 2009 convention, Kevin Norte received the group's "Grassroots Leader Award". In May 2008, the California Supreme Court struck down Proposition 22 in In re Marriage Cases . On June 2, 2008, Proposition 8 qualified for the November ballot in California.
In the 2024 United States presidential election, Gays for Trump was largely displaced by the more longstanding Republican LGBT group, Log Cabin Republicans. The group has been criticized by other LGBTQ+ advocacy groups, such as GLAAD, for taking positions out of line with mainstream lesbian and gay rights advocacy. [11]