Baldwin Moves Closer to Run for U.S. Senate
U.S. Rep. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., an out lesbian, said this week that she is likely to give up the relative safety of her House seat to run for the Senate seat being vacated by Sen. Herb Kohl, D-Wis. Baldwin said she’s unwilling to change her positions to satisfy the conventional wisdom that a progressive would have a tougher time winning statewide. “It is daunting these days the way people are personally demeaned for holding a view, and yet I fear good people won’t step forward and run for office if we don’t set an example,” Baldwin said.
U.S. Rep. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., an out lesbian, said this week that she is likely to give up the relative safety of her House seat to run for the Senate seat being vacated by Sen. Herb Kohl, D-Wis. Baldwin said she’s unwilling to change her positions to satisfy the conventional wisdom that a progressive would have a tougher time winning statewide. “It is daunting these days the way people are personally demeaned for holding a view, and yet I fear good people won’t step forward and run for office if we don’t set an example,” Baldwin said.
U.S. Diplomats Host Pakistan’s First LGBT Pride Celebration
The U.S. Embassy in Islamabad, Pakistan, has hosted the country’s first LGBT Pride celebration. Though the country’s laws are hostile to LGBT citizens, an embassy official said the U.S. intends to stand by LGBT Pakistanis “every step of the way.” Religious groups critical of homosexuality condemned the event, calling it “social terrorism.”
The U.S. Embassy in Islamabad, Pakistan, has hosted the country’s first LGBT Pride celebration. Though the country’s laws are hostile to LGBT citizens, an embassy official said the U.S. intends to stand by LGBT Pakistanis “every step of the way.” Religious groups critical of homosexuality condemned the event, calling it “social terrorism.”
Obama Appoints Lesbian vet to West Point Board
President Barack Obama this week announced his appointment of Brenda S. “Sue” Fulton to West Point’s Board of Visitors. Fulton, a 1980 West Point graduate, served in the Army for five years, reaching the rank of captain. She’s been active in associations for LGBT military personnel including OutServe and Knights Out, a group for LGBT West Point grads
President Barack Obama this week announced his appointment of Brenda S. “Sue” Fulton to West Point’s Board of Visitors. Fulton, a 1980 West Point graduate, served in the Army for five years, reaching the rank of captain. She’s been active in associations for LGBT military personnel including OutServe and Knights Out, a group for LGBT West Point grads
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