Well, they say Obama's already picked his VP, and since my phone didn't ring, I guess it's not me. But I still have a shot at the presidency one day, based on this new Zogby poll. And then I can pick my own VP. Let's see ... it'll either be Matt Kailey or Colton Ford.
Check out the gay presidency poll after the jump.
Majority of U.S. Voters open to electing a gay President
More than six in ten U.S. voters say they could support an openly gay candidate for president of the United States, and 70% say they’d support the appointment of an openly gay cabinet secretary, according to a new nationwide poll from Zogby International.
Sixty-six percent of poll respondents said they could support an openly gay vice-presidential candidate, while 69% said a gay candidate for U.S. Senate could get their vote. The poll of 1,089 adults was conducted August 13 to 15 for the Gay & Lesbian Leadership Institute (GLLI), a non-partisan leadership development organization.
The poll results come just a week after an openly gay congressional candidate, Jared Polis, won his Democratic primary in Colorado. If Polis wins the general election in November, he would become the first non-incumbent, openly gay man ever elected to Congress. Rep. Tammy Baldwin of Wisconsin, elected in 1998, was the very first openly gay or lesbian person to win a seat in Congress as a non-incumbent.
“These results prove that most Americans want to be fair to gay people. Our aspiration is to always see each other as individuals first, and though we may not always succeed at that, our underlying fairness and decency means that one day soon we will. This marks tremendous progress for our community and for the voting public,” said Chuck Wolfe, president and CEO of GLLI.
GLLI has convened a project to identify and prepare openly lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) candidates to serve the next administration as presidential appointees. The Presidential Appointments Project is a non-partisan effort supported by GLLI, the Human Rights Campaign, the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force, Servicemembers Legal Defense Network, National Stonewall Democrats, Log Cabin Republicans, the National Black Justice Coalition, Pride at Work, the National Center for Transgender Equality and Federal GLOBE. Nearly 700 applicants have begun the application process so far.
More than 415 openly LGBT elected officials serve at every level of government throughout the United States, a ten-fold increase in just the last two decades. At the federal level, five openly gay or lesbian Members have served in the U.S. House of Representatives, including current Reps. Tammy Baldwin of Wisconsin and Barney Frank of Massachusetts. Both are Democrats. No openly LGBT candidate has yet been elected to the U.S. Senate.
For more information about openly LGBT elected officials, visit www.glli.org.
Showing posts with label MileHighGayGuy. Show all posts
Showing posts with label MileHighGayGuy. Show all posts
Friday, August 22, 2008
MileHighGayGuy for President
Labels: gay Denver, MileHighGayGuy, LGBT Denver
Colton Ford,
Matt Kailey,
MileHighGayGuy
Instinct's Denver Issue: Blind Daters, Part 2
Here's Adam. He’s the other half of Denver Blind Date featured in the September issue of Instinct. Handsome Adam started off the night friendly but kind of shy and reserved. After a couple of drinks ... well, you can see for yourself where that led. Adam and Casey (you know him, tall, blonde, really cute) had a night to remember – but was it a good memory or a bad one? These two good-looking guys had lots of time to talk and get to know each other during their date, but … If you don’t have anything in common, that can make for a very long evening. If you do, it can make for a love connection. Did the conversation soar or stall? MileHighGayGuy knows – and you will, too, in a little over a week, when Instinct hits stands in Denver.
Labels: gay Denver, MileHighGayGuy, LGBT Denver
Instinct,
MileHighGayGuy
Thursday, August 21, 2008
Instinct's Denver Issue: Blind Daters, Part 1
Ever been on a blind date? Pole-dancing Colorado cutie Casey has, thanks to MHGG and Instinct magazine. Casey is one of the Instinct Blind Daters for September, and MHGG knows he had a dancin’ and drinkin’ ol’ time – after all, I was there ... taking pictures. But was it love at first site? Lust at first kiss? Or was it a complete disaster like these Instinct Blind Dates always are? Once again, MHGG isn’t telling. But you can find out in the September issue of Instinct, featuring hot Denver places and people. And come back tomorrow to find out who Casey’s blind date was. Then you can take a guess – was it the date from heaven or the night from hell?
Labels: gay Denver, MileHighGayGuy, LGBT Denver
Instinct,
MileHighGayGuy
Wednesday, August 20, 2008
Instinct's Denver Issue: The Better Half, Part 2
Meet Christopher’s other half – Jeremy. If you checked out MHGG yesterday, you know that Christopher and Jeremy are featured in the September issue of Instinct magazine as the couple from Denver who dish on each other in Instinct’s Couples Quiz. This isn’t Jeremy’s first Instinct exposure – he was the cover model in March 2005. And this couple has a fascinating factoid about their past – but you’ll have to pick up the September Instinct to find out what that is. MHGG knows, but he’s not telling. Tune in tomorrow to find out more about the Denver features you’ll soon see in Instinct.
Labels: gay Denver, MileHighGayGuy, LGBT Denver
Instinct,
MileHighGayGuy
Monday, August 18, 2008
Tonight on OutSources on KGNU
Tonight on KGNU's OutSources host Norman Strizek will welcome to the show artist Sharon Hayes who will be unveiling a GLBT performance art piece along the 16th Street Mall for the DNC.
As always, MileHighGayGuy will be on hand to talk about all the fun and important events going on in Denver's GLBT community. This week I'll have all the information about GLBT-themed DNC events so be sure to tune in.
Outsources Radio Show can be heard every Monday night at 6:30 p.m. on KGNU Radio 88.5 FM Boulder and 1390 AM Denver or streaming live at KGNU.org.
As always, MileHighGayGuy will be on hand to talk about all the fun and important events going on in Denver's GLBT community. This week I'll have all the information about GLBT-themed DNC events so be sure to tune in.
Outsources Radio Show can be heard every Monday night at 6:30 p.m. on KGNU Radio 88.5 FM Boulder and 1390 AM Denver or streaming live at KGNU.org.
Labels: gay Denver, MileHighGayGuy, LGBT Denver
KGNU,
MileHighGayGuy,
Outsources
Wednesday, August 13, 2008
Guess Who’s Coming to Denver?
What national gay magazine is featuring Denver, Colorado, in its September issue? Instinct, of course. Instinct magazine features a different gay city every issue in its “You Are Here” feature, and in September, you can find out all about the Mile High City and some of the fabulous gay businesses – and gay men – who make Denver their home. MileHighGayGuy pitched in and found the places to go and people to see in our gay little corner of the universe, and you’ll definitely want to check it out. The September issue of Instinct will be on stands sometime during the last week of August, and you subscribers will get it sooner, so pick it up and flip right to the feature on Denver. And keep reading MHGG for sneak peeks at what’s coming your way.
Labels: gay Denver, MileHighGayGuy, LGBT Denver
Instinct,
MileHighGayGuy
Monday, July 28, 2008
Outsources tonight on KGNU
On Outsources tonight, guests will include Mindy Barton of the Colorado Legal Initiatives Project and Michael Schneider of Merrill Lynch.
Mindy will be discussing the 50-state strategy that has been developed to move the same-sex marriage bill across the country and Michael, who specializes in financial planning for same-sex couples, will address money and estate planning issues for the GLBT community.
Yours truly, MileHighGayGuy, will also be on hand to share some fabulous news about upcoming events and entertainment for the GLBT community.
Outsources can be heard every Monday from 6:30 to 7 p.m. on KGNU in Denver at 1390AM and Boulder at 88.5FM and online at KGNU.org.
Mindy will be discussing the 50-state strategy that has been developed to move the same-sex marriage bill across the country and Michael, who specializes in financial planning for same-sex couples, will address money and estate planning issues for the GLBT community.
Yours truly, MileHighGayGuy, will also be on hand to share some fabulous news about upcoming events and entertainment for the GLBT community.
Outsources can be heard every Monday from 6:30 to 7 p.m. on KGNU in Denver at 1390AM and Boulder at 88.5FM and online at KGNU.org.
Labels: gay Denver, MileHighGayGuy, LGBT Denver
KGNU,
MileHighGayGuy,
Outsources
Monday, July 21, 2008
David Corder, Fitness Phenom, sez:
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David Corder,
Fitness Phenom,
MileHighGayGuy
Sunday, July 20, 2008
James Roy, singing sensation, sez:
Labels: gay Denver, MileHighGayGuy, LGBT Denver
Colorado Springs,
James Roy,
MileHighGayGuy,
PrideFest
MileHighGayGuy on KGNU's Outsources
Yours truly, MileHighGayGuy, will be appearing tomorrow on KGNU's new GLBT show Outsources. This will be a regular spot where I will talk about fun gay news and events going on around Denver and Boulder.
The show starts at 6:30 p.m. and runs for a half-hour. You can listen locally at 88.5 FM and 1390 AM or via the Internet at KGNU.org. Outsources is a cross-cultural program which discusses all facets of the GLBT lifestyle and community and is hosted by Maeve Conran and Norman Strizek.
The show starts at 6:30 p.m. and runs for a half-hour. You can listen locally at 88.5 FM and 1390 AM or via the Internet at KGNU.org. Outsources is a cross-cultural program which discusses all facets of the GLBT lifestyle and community and is hosted by Maeve Conran and Norman Strizek.
Labels: gay Denver, MileHighGayGuy, LGBT Denver
KGNU,
MileHighGayGuy
Monday, July 7, 2008
MileHighGayGuy is everywhere you want to be, Part 2
I'd like to give a big, wet, sloppy thank-you to the following for allowing me to distribute my MileHighGayGuy flyers (now with MileHighGayGuy.com stamped on the back!):
Wilde
The Center
Videotique
You guys rock!
Wilde
The Center
Videotique
You guys rock!
Labels: gay Denver, MileHighGayGuy, LGBT Denver
MileHighGayGuy
Monday, June 30, 2008
MileHighGayGuy is everywhere you want to be
I would like to give a hearty thank-you to all of the awesome Denver businesses thus far who have been so kind as to let me distribute my MileHighGayGuy flyers with them.
The Compound - Thanks, Vern!
Boyztown
The Crypt Adult Entertainment Center
Needz
Heaven Sent Me
The Crypt on Broadway
Mayan Theatre
Charlie's
BJ's Carousel
Thanks again, everybody!
The Compound - Thanks, Vern!
Boyztown
The Crypt Adult Entertainment Center
Needz
Heaven Sent Me
The Crypt on Broadway
Mayan Theatre
Charlie's
BJ's Carousel
Thanks again, everybody!
Labels: gay Denver, MileHighGayGuy, LGBT Denver
MileHighGayGuy
Wednesday, June 25, 2008
PrideFest Pics: Sister Who and Drew
Holy rolling local TV hostess Sister Who meets up with devilish Drew the MileHighGayGuy at Denver PrideFest.
Labels: gay Denver, MileHighGayGuy, LGBT Denver
Drew Wilson,
MileHighGayGuy,
Sister Who
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