The San Mateo County Stonewall Democrats formed in the spring and was officially sanctioned by the county's Democratic Party in July, co-chair Chris Sturken told the Bay Area Reporter in a recent interview.
The 26-member political group elected Sturken, fellow co-chair Lexington Shimmers, and three other board members in August."We want to increase our presence on the Peninsula so no one is wondering if are there any LGBTQ leaders on the Peninsula, or is there a community?
Yes, there is," said Sturken, 26, who grew up in Belmont and last weekend moved to Redwood City to live with his partner, Marcel Hite.Shimmers, 53, a transgender African American woman, moved to Redwood City four months ago from San Jose, where she had been living in a.