EDGE New England

The nation spoke on Tuesday and made history by electing out Democratic politicians but not two openly gay members of the GOP: one running for mayor of San Diego; the other for Congress from Massachusetts.

Kapfer freely states his personal opinion about which candidate he believes would be the best person to be our next president and why. Substantive examples given.

Obama, Biden & their party endorse marriage equality; Romney, Ryan & their party oppose any government recognition, down to domestic partnership. Economy? What economy?

The Democratic Party’s platform draft not only supports gay marriage but contains strong language in support of ENDA, the long-languishing bill to ban LGBT discrimination in the private workplace.

When Obama came out for gay marriage, it resulted in renewed enthusiasm among LGBT & social-issue Democratic voters & donors. Will it cost him the election, or did a principled stand give him much-needed credibility as a leader?

Texas Democratic Party Chair Boyd Richie is among the 11 state Democratic Party chairs who announced on Thursday their support of a proposal that would add marriage for same-sex couples to their party’s 2012 platform.

Nevada Congresswoman Shelley Berkley is among the more than half a dozen Democrats who announced their support of a proposal to add marriage equality to their party’s 2012 platform on Tuesday.

Former Democratic National Party Chairs Howard Dean, Donald Fowler, Steve Grossman and David Wilhelm on Wednesday endorsed a proposal that would add marriage equality for same-sex couples to their party’s 2012 platform.

Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, who chairs the 2012 Democratic National Convention, announced on Wednesday that he supports the inclusion of marriage for same-sex couples in the party’s platform.

Chris Miller, president of the Nevada Stonewall Democrat Caucus, is the first gay man elected to head the Clark County Democratic Party.