Saturday, September 25, 2004
HISTORIC MOMENT: Outing campaign levels the field... First all GLBT Race in American History!
The state of California is once again making history in the struggle for gay and lesbian equality. The U.S. House race in the state's 26th district is the first time in American history that both major political parties are fielding out gay or lesbian candidates. Cynthia Matthews (D) has been out and in a loving relationship with her partner of eleven years, while incumbent David Dreier (R) was recently outed in the LA Weekly and will be the subject of a Hustler Magazine article due out this fall.
As usual, RAW STORY is on top of the latest developments with a link to John Byrne's BLUE LEMUR. This story is of particular interest to people who live in Washington, DC. While Dreier was voting against gay and lesbian residents in the nation's capital, Cynthia Matthews was living an honest and open life in her congressional district. Here's a bit from the story:
As usual, RAW STORY is on top of the latest developments with a link to John Byrne's BLUE LEMUR. This story is of particular interest to people who live in Washington, DC. While Dreier was voting against gay and lesbian residents in the nation's capital, Cynthia Matthews was living an honest and open life in her congressional district. Here's a bit from the story:
In a surprising twist to an already unusual California congressional race, the Democratic challenger to incumbent Republican Congressman David Dreier has told RAW STORY that she is a lesbian, and has made a series of conditional statements rebuking Dreier’s position on gay issues while concurrently questioning the payment arrangements with his chief of staff Brad Smith.Her statement makes this the first known time in history an openly gay candidate has run against another candidate also believed to be gay. The L.A. Times, presented with this information, has said they are not planning a story.
Democrat Cynthia Matthews, who has not kept her sexuality secret from the press, said Saturday that she was proud of her relationship with her same-sex partner.
“I have been in an eleven year relationship with my partner,” Matthews said, “and refuse to run for office if I would be required to relegate my partner to the closet.”
If you'd like to learn more about how these two candidates feel about the issues, take a few moments to stop by their websites, by clicking on their pictures, below.
By: Michael Rogers
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