Tag: election 2020

Marianne Williamson quickly became the most Googled candidate after last night’s Democratic primary debate after spouting off some woo-woo nonsense along with several stinging spot-on critiques of American politics. As one of the LGBTQ community’s first celebrity allies, it’s worth taking a look at her candidacy. The self-help guru has millions of fans across the country who tacitly endorse her variety of feel-good mumbo jumbo and are willing to overlook her verbal crystal shining in favor of her common sense...

Democratic presidential candidates are starting to add their preferred pronouns to their official campaign bios, including their Twitter accounts. So far, former HUD secretary Julian Castro, New York City mayor Bill de Blasio, and Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren have added the trans-friendly marker. “Stating your pronouns publicly as a cisgender ally sends a strong signal of support to the LGBTQ community but particularly transgender and non-binary people that they are seen, accepted and supported,” HRC spokesperson Lucas Acosta told NBC...

Rosie O’Donnell is calling on former Vice President Joe Biden to drop his bid for the White House. “I think Joe Biden should say, ’I’m going to sit this one out; I’m going to be an elder statesman and I’m going to advise’,” O’Donnell told Chris Cuomo during an appearance on CNN. “And then whoever is the nominee, I think, should think about how to best use somebody with the experience that Joe Biden has, and all these years of...

To borrow a term from Ronald Reagan, he has “The Big Mo” (as in momentum). Presidential hopeful Mayor Pete Buttigieg sent gasps through the political world as he announced his donation haul for the second quarter of 2019: a whopping $24.8 million. $24.8 million! The openly-gay mayor of South Bend, Indiana and Afgan war veteran caused a sensation when he announced his run for the Democratic Presidential Nomination earlier this year. In a matter of just a few months, Buttigieg has attracted wide...

Stonewall was the site of the Stonewall uprising in 1969. The riots are widely credited with sparking the modern LGBT rights movement.The Stonewall uprising began in the early morning hours of June 28 and continued into the following day and night.Biden, who is leading in polls for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination, stopped by the bar with his wife Jill Biden."Stopped by @TheStonewallNYC to celebrate #PrideMonth & #WorldPride where the movement began 50 years ago," Biden tweeted.He added in a...

Former Vice President and current presidential candidate Joe Biden made a swing through the Stonewall Inn yesterday and bought the surprised patrons a round of beers. Biden, who famously announced his support of marriage equality shortly before President Obama did and is credited with nudging the former President to announce his own “evolution” on same-sex marriage, was in New York City for fundraising events. “Look,” Biden said during his visit, “this is where it started. The ultimate civil rights argument today...

Fortune reported that Hinge received a 30 percent increase in gay men using the service since April 1, about the time Buttigieg's popularity began to soar. Other demographics have remained flat.Buttigieg, the openly gay mayor of South Bend, Indiana, came out in a 2015 op-ed for the South Bend Tribune. He met Chasten two months later on Hinge. The couple married last year.On the campaign trail, Buttigieg, 37, has repeatedly said that he came out because he wanted to begin dating.(Related: Pete...

The collection includes t-shirts, tank tops, bags, stickers, a drawstring backpack, buttons, rally signs and temporary tattoos.The merchandise is adorned with the transgender pride flag or the colors of the rainbow flag. One design hails the 50th anniversary of Stonewall, the New York City riots credited with ushering the modern LGBT rights movement.The designs use an 8 color version of the rainbow flag that includes brown and black to show support for people of color.Slogans that appear on the merchandise...