News

First same-sex couples married in Washington D.C.

History was made Tuesday as same-sex couples were legally married for the first time in the nation's capital.  Openly gay D.C. City Council member David Catania, who was instrumental in enacting the new marriage law, will be honored for his efforts at the Victory Fund’s annual Champagne Brunch this April.http://www.gaypolitics.com/2010/03/09/same-sex-couples-to-marry-in-d-c-today/

Candidate of the Month: Terry Crow

Terry Crow is running for mayor of University City.  If elected, he would become Missouri's only openly gay mayor.http://www.victoryfund.org/slate/view/id:83

Our missing voice in the Senate

Victory Fund president and CEO, Chuck Wolfe, asks if Sen. McCain's support of DADT would waver if he had to face an openly LGBT colleague in the United States Senate.http://www.bilerico.com/2010/02/our_missing_voice_in_the_senate.php

Candidate & Campaign Training coming to Florida

Dozens of openly LGBT future candidates and campaign workers will gather in Ft. Lauderdale February 25 to 28 for a Candidate and Campaign Training sponsored by the Gay & Lesbian Leadership Institute.http://www.gaypolitics.com/2010/01/20/lgb-or-t-learn-how-to-run-for-office-and-win/

Victory Fund kicks off 2010 with 36 endorsements

Just two weeks into the new year, the Victory Fund announced today it has already endorsed 36 openly LGBT candidates for 2010 races, with dozens more to come before November.http://www.gaypolitics.com/2010/01/13/victory-fund-announces-36-endorsements/