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1 10, 2020

Republican Super PAC Homophobic Ad Calling Gay Candidate ‘Creepy’ Gets Major Backlash

By Paul Goldberg|2026-05-20T07:40:06-07:00October 1st, 2020|Categories: LGBT Politics|Tags: Congressional Leadership Fund, Fred Upton Republican incumbent, homophobic ad Jon Hoadley, LGBTQ Political Leaders, lgbtq politics, Michigan’s Sixth Congressional District|

WASHINGTON D.C. — (10-01-20) — A firestorm has been created following Republican Super Pac' homophobic ad entitled 'Jon Hoadley, Creepy'. Within minutes of the ad going public the LGBTQ Victory Fund and LGBTQ activists have come out to strongly condemn the new homophobic ad being run against Michigan democratic congressional candidate Jon Hoadley. The ad [...]

5 03, 2020

Ex-GOP Rep.Aaron Schock Ripped after coming out Gay

By Paul Goldberg|2026-05-20T07:40:08-07:00March 5th, 2020|Categories: LGBT Politics|Tags: Aaron Schock bribery charges, Aaron Schock I'm gay, Congress, ex gop rep Aaron Schock, Illinois Politics, lgbt politics, LGBTQ Political Leaders, politics|

SPRINGFIELD, IL — (03-05-20) — Ex-GOP representative Aaron Schock comes ot gay and immediately ripped online for his track record of anti-LGBTQ votes in the U.S. House of Representatives. Former Republican congressman Aaron Schock (R-IL), who resigned from the lower chamber in 2015 after being charged on 24 felony counts for the reckless use of [...]

7 03, 2019

First Openly Gay Senate Majority Leader Kelvin Atkinson Resigns

By Paul Goldberg|2026-05-20T07:42:16-07:00March 7th, 2019|Categories: LGBT Politics|Tags: campaign funds misuse, federal crime, first openly gay majority leader, Governor Sisolak, Kelvin Atkinson resigns, LGBTQ Political Leaders, Richard Wright, state crime, state senate majority leader|

Nevada Senate Majority Leader Admits Using Campaign Funds For Personal Use RENO, NV — (03-07-19) — The Nevada Senate Majority Leader Kelvin Atkinson (D), resigned from his legislative seat after 17 years on Tuesday. Atkinson delivered a speech to the Legislature, where he said that he intends to plead guilty to Federal charges of using [...]

10 05, 2018

Richard Grenell Gay Ambassador to Germany An Embarrassment

By Paul Goldberg|2026-05-20T07:42:19-07:00May 10th, 2018|Categories: LGBT Politics|Tags: Andrea Nahles, Chancellor Angela Merkel, gay germany news, Gay Republican Richard Grenell, Iran sanctions, lgbt politics, LGBTQ Political Leaders, Ric Grenell, Social Democratic Party, Threat to Germany, U.S. Ambassador to Germany|

Richard Grenell, the first openly Gay Republican to hold a top position in the Trump administration as the U.S. Ambassador to Germany, has already embarrassed himself and the U.S. by sending out a tweet that many German politicians found offensive. Acting on President Trump's worldwide derided decision to pull out of the Iran nuclear pact [...]

30 04, 2018

Richard Grenell Openly Gay Ambassador to Germany Makes RNC History

By Paul Goldberg|2026-05-20T07:42:20-07:00April 30th, 2018|Categories: LGBT Politics|Tags: Ambassador to Germany, gay germany news, john bolton, lgbt politics, LGBTQ Political Leaders, president Donald Trump, Ric Grenell, U.S. Foreign Policy|

Richard Grenell, the controversial right wing Republican who is known for his blatant insults former president Obama's Iran-Nuclear deal as well as his controversial comments on immigration has been confirmed by the U.S. Senate on a vote of 56-42 to become President Donald Trump’s first and only nominee to pass the confirmation process and, to [...]

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