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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.
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]
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.
Pages in category "LGBTQ affiliate organizations of political parties" The following 22 pages are in this category, out of 22 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The number of self-affirming LGBTQ advocates for conservative ideas and policies became more apparent only after the advent of the modern LGBTQ civil rights movement in the 1970s (which encouraged affirmation of LGBTQ identity to achieve greater consolidation of political power) even as many gay conservatives, labeled as "self-hating" at the ...
Some gay Republicans also became organized against the initiative on a grassroots level. The most prominent of these, the Log Cabin Republicans, was founded in 1977 in California, as a rallying point for Republicans opposed to the Briggs Initiative. The Log Cabin Club then lobbied Republican officials to oppose the measure.
Pages in category "LGBTQ political advocacy groups in the United States" The following 103 pages are in this category, out of 103 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The first openly gay speaker at a Republican National Convention was Log Cabin Republicans member Steve Fong of California in 1996. [193] Reverend Erin Swenson – the first openly transgender mainstream (Presbyterian, USA) minister to have her ordination upheld after a gender transition from male to female.