Democrats for Equality, Hope some of you were able to enjoy the festivities at last weekend’s California Democratic Party Convention! The CDP issued endorsements in some of the statewide races, which also include our club’s endorsed candidates: Betty Yee for State Controller Ricardo Lara for Insurance Commissioner Alex Padilla for …
Democrats for Equality, Earlier this week, something big happened that you may not have noticed. Our very own Assemblymember Todd Gloria added a new title to his resume and was named Interim Speaker Pro Tempore of the California State Assembly. What does this mean? What does this do? It means …
Susan Guinn received her Baccalaureate Degree in Nursing from the University of New Mexico in 1988 and graduated from the University of Denver School of Law with her J.D in 1991. She has a San Diego based law practice dedicated to protecting and advancing consumer rights. Examples of Guinn’s cases …
Today is National Coming Out Day! I came out to close friends and family in high school. I was blessed with good friends and family but honestly I still lived a pretty closeted life. I joined the Marine Corps, served in silence and then I was outed. Forced from the …
Democrats for Equality, I have been struggling to get this email out to you. First I started to write a letter about Las Vegas a tragedy so horrible it reminded me of the suffering of pulse and the country’s need for a reform in how we deal with guns and …
Democrats for Equality, I have talked with some of our members about this but haven’t made it a big deal about it but when I first got out of the military I was homeless. You already know that I was discharged under the discriminative “Don’t Ask Don’t Tell” policy for …
Democrats for Equality, Thursday we had a great meeting! We endorsed Chula Vista Mayor Mary Salas, Assemblywoman Dr. Shirley Weber, and Congressman Scott Peters for re-election. We also endorsed Ammar Campa-Najjar for Congress in the 50th Congressional District. Ammar, is in a tough election against one of the worst of …
Democrats for Equality, Yesterday, I joined LGBT activists in taking a stand against the Morris Cerullo Legacy International Center being built in Mission Valley. This project has been less than transparent, threatens to further congest an already heavily trafficked area, violates several codes and could worsen the environmental health of …
Democrats for Equality, This afternoon, we learned that Edith Windsor passed away. She was 88. Edith’s landmark case before the U.S. Supreme Court struck down DOMA (Defense of Marriage Act) in one of the seminal moments for LGBT rights in history. Marriage equality became the law of the land. President …
