By Linda Feldmann, Staff writer / June 24, 2011 For months, President Obama’s view on gay marriage has been “evolving,” to quote press secretary Jay Carney. The unspoken presumption is that Mr. Obama really does support full marriage equality for same-sex couples, but just can’t say it out loud. If he did, it would needlessly  Read More »

LGBT activists hoped President Obama might say something new about his “evolving” stance on marriage equality when he addressed them at a New York fundraiser Thursday night. But the president showed he’s only willing to extend enough support to keep the cash flowing. June 24, 2011 9:27 AM EDT President Obama said absolutely nothing new  Read More »

Barack Obama really the first president to attend anLGBT fundraiser? Die-​hard Barack Obama supporters inside the LGBT community are working overtime to rewrite history and had managed to place their fictitious spin into an NPR story Tuesday about the Democratic National Committee’s (DNC) LGBT Leadership Council dinner that will be held in New York City Thursday night at the Sheraton Hotel on 53rd  Read More »

We worked hard to elect Obama in 2008. Now we learn his view of same-sex marriage is only just ‘evolving’ – in time for 2012 Gay couple Ethan Collings (left) and his spouse Stephen Abate, celebrating their one-year wedding anniversary in West Hollywood, California, in 2009. Many LGBT advocates are disappointed the president has not  Read More »

By Associated Press, Updated: Wednesday, June 22, 2:03 PM NEW YORK — Many VIPs have gotten a pie in the face from protesters: Bill Gates, for one, and years earlier, Anita Bryant. President George W. Bush dodged a shoe hurled at him. This year, for some liberal activists, the guerrilla tactic of choice is a  Read More »

Mounting pressure on President Obama to come out in support of marriage equality now has an apt slogan: “Evolve Already.” Referring to Obama’s oft-quoted statement from October, in which he told Americablog’s Joe Sudbay that he’s “evolving” on the issue, the nascent, Twitter-born campaign (its accompanying hashtag is, of course, #evolvealready) takes aim in part  Read More »

Nick Espinosa, who started the #glitterati trend with Gingrich, talks about his shiny protest and how far it can go BY NATASHA LENNARD Inset courtesy of Nick Espinosa; Still from YouTube/Salon Nick Espinosa (inset) and a glitter-bombed Newt Gingrich Three targets hit, viral YouTube videos and a Twitter hashtag — glitter-bombing politicians with anti-LGBT agendas  Read More »

If you haven’t picked glitter out of your hair lately, you’re probably not running for president as a Republican. Three GOP presidential candidates have been “glittered” in the past month by liberal activists hoping to raise awareness for issues such as gay marriage and abortion rights. The pranksters typically approach the candidates at campaign events  Read More »