AS's most recent begins what looks to me like a revisionist history 3/23). With some pain, I've compiled the wild ride agianst the HRC, as follows. [List updated periodically]
HRC Backs Down 14 Jul 2007 10:55 amThe largest gay money group, the Human Rights Campaign, has now backed down ...
Money. The main focus of the Human Rights Campaign.
The HRC Politburo 30 Mar 2007 03:27 pm
They still refuse to be accountable in any serious way.
The usual [emphasis added] secrecy and lack of accountability.
Until they start answering questions posed by the media, stop giving them your money.
HRC and Their Friends 25 Mar 2007 08:08 pm
This is what a leading gay paper in LA has to say about the group:
[no link provided, however]
HRC Latest 23 Mar 2007 07:03 pm
The real question about the speech is: why was it not announced beforehand?
The real question about the speech is: why was it not announced beforehand?
The HRC Wars 22 Mar 2007 02:34 pm
State GLBT lobby groups have shown signs of success, quite possibly because many of them are actually working for GLBT equality.
Quote for the Day 20 Mar 2007 01:31 pm
Larry has always deep down believed that gay people are as good as straight people. So many gay people still don't. That's the problem. ...
My deepest issue with HRC is not their lack of transparency, their lack of accountability and their miserable record.
Larry has always deep down believed that gay people are as good as straight people. So many gay people still don't. That's the problem. ...
My deepest issue with HRC is not their lack of transparency, their lack of accountability and their miserable record.
HRC, Again 19 Mar 2007 12:34 am
Agreed. The question is simply how effective the support is, how focused it is, and whether the group is as ethical, transparent and accountable as it should be. In the last election cycle, Tim Gill's group did exactly the same thing - to greater effect and with far less overhead [tbd].
Agreed. The question is simply how effective the support is, how focused it is, and whether the group is as ethical, transparent and accountable as it should be. In the last election cycle, Tim Gill's group did exactly the same thing - to greater effect and with far less overhead [tbd].
HRC Update 17 Mar 2007 07:47 pm
A civil rights organization that has very, very few legislative or organizational achievements at a critical time in the battle for gay equality should not, in my view, be splurging $26 million on a plush new building. It's waste like that that puts smiles on the faces of the religious right
A civil rights organization that has very, very few legislative or organizational achievements at a critical time in the battle for gay equality should not, in my view, be splurging $26 million on a plush new building. It's waste like that that puts smiles on the faces of the religious right
Ending The Ban 16 Mar 2007 05:12 pm
I'm tired of being told by groups like HRC that they cannot risk outcry from the anti-gay right.
I'd usually leave these tactical questions to groups like HRC. But I fear their tactical objective in the next two years is to elect Senator Clinton, not to advance gay rights.
I'm tired of being told by groups like HRC that they cannot risk outcry from the anti-gay right.
I'd usually leave these tactical questions to groups like HRC. But I fear their tactical objective in the next two years is to elect Senator Clinton, not to advance gay rights.
My Alliance With The Christianists 16 Mar 2007 03:56 pm
When I endorsed Bush in 2000, I did so while fully conceding that Gore was better on gay issues. But I'm not just a one-issue person. I do, however, care passionately about gay equality and was working hard for it while Joe Solmonese was an Emily's List operative.
When I endorsed Bush in 2000, I did so while fully conceding that Gore was better on gay issues. But I'm not just a one-issue person. I do, however, care passionately about gay equality and was working hard for it while Joe Solmonese was an Emily's List operative.
HRC's Dodge 16 Mar 2007 02:28 pm
Unfortunately, despite Sullivan’s promises to run our responses in their entirety, he instead edited what we wrote.
Unfortunately, despite Sullivan’s promises to run our responses in their entirety, he instead edited what we wrote.
HRC and the Military Ban 16 Mar 2007 02:02 pm
Their current member campaign is to force Peter Pace to apologize for his remarks. I'm fine with that, but isn't it pointless symbolism?
But also:
The question to ask Pace now is: why does he think a homosexual act is immoral? Is it because such a sexual act cannot procreate, as the Catholic hierarchy argues? In which case, one expects contraception banned on all military bases. Is it because the Bible says so? In which case, we do not have a secular military, and all sorts of other Biblical injunctions need to be applied. So why is it immoral?
I think, given the thousands of gay men and women now putting their lives on the line for their country, Pace must give an answer.
At the next press conference, or Congressional hearing, he needs to be asked directly what the rational basis is for his "moral" test. He started this conversation. He now needs to continue it. -pace vs alva
Their current member campaign is to force Peter Pace to apologize for his remarks. I'm fine with that, but isn't it pointless symbolism?
But also:
The question to ask Pace now is: why does he think a homosexual act is immoral? Is it because such a sexual act cannot procreate, as the Catholic hierarchy argues? In which case, one expects contraception banned on all military bases. Is it because the Bible says so? In which case, we do not have a secular military, and all sorts of other Biblical injunctions need to be applied. So why is it immoral?
I think, given the thousands of gay men and women now putting their lives on the line for their country, Pace must give an answer.
At the next press conference, or Congressional hearing, he needs to be asked directly what the rational basis is for his "moral" test. He started this conversation. He now needs to continue it. -pace vs alva
End The Ban Now 16 Mar 2007 12:45 pm
Here's a simple challenge to the Democrats [not Republicans?]. …
attach an indefinite suspension to the ban to an upcoming defense spending bill. If HRC were more than a financial wing for the Democrats, they'd be pushing this proposal on the Dems right now
Here's a simple challenge to the Democrats [not Republicans?]. …
attach an indefinite suspension to the ban to an upcoming defense spending bill. If HRC were more than a financial wing for the Democrats, they'd be pushing this proposal on the Dems right now
Email of the Day II 13 Mar 2007 08:41 pm
Readers have asked which gay organizations do good work. I'm reluctant to come up with a list because I haven't done enough research on all the groups. But over the years, I've come to respect SLDN, Freedom To Marry, and Immigration Equality. HRC does next to nothing on marriage, the military and immigration.
Readers have asked which gay organizations do good work. I'm reluctant to come up with a list because I haven't done enough research on all the groups. But over the years, I've come to respect SLDN, Freedom To Marry, and Immigration Equality. HRC does next to nothing on marriage, the military and immigration.
Beyond HRC 13 Mar 2007 03:31 pm
But the b.s. from special interest groups is a real scandal in DC, and can distort national politics.
But the b.s. from special interest groups is a real scandal in DC, and can distort national politics.
HRC Responds 13 Mar 2007 09:22 am
They have responded with their own definitions of a "member" and a "supporter", definitions which were amended last June in the by-laws (after that Blade article came out). …
So now for five simple questions
They have responded with their own definitions of a "member" and a "supporter", definitions which were amended last June in the by-laws (after that Blade article came out). …
So now for five simple questions
Two HRC Emails 12 Mar 2007 03:09 pm
Update: a reader clarifies:
I don't think your reader is 100 percent correct. 501c3 givers can indeed be called members,….
Update: a reader clarifies:
I don't think your reader is 100 percent correct. 501c3 givers can indeed be called members,….
Alive At Last? 12 Mar 2007 12:04 pm
HRC pledges to actually pass legislation in this session of Congress. If they do, I'll be chocolates and roses. [see below, however, at 2/25/07 5:48 pm]
Meantime, I'm still waiting for them to give me an accurate number of the members
HRC pledges to actually pass legislation in this session of Congress. If they do, I'll be chocolates and roses. [see below, however, at 2/25/07 5:48 pm]
Meantime, I'm still waiting for them to give me an accurate number of the members
HRC's Membership Claims 11 Mar 2007 08:14 pm
The Human Rights campaign is going to get back to me on Monday on the real numbers for their membership
The Human Rights campaign is going to get back to me on Monday on the real numbers for their membership
A First Question for HRC 10 Mar 2007 10:16 am
The big-money gays at the Human Rights Campaign don't apparently understand that I have editorial control over my own blog
The big-money gays at the Human Rights Campaign don't apparently understand that I have editorial control over my own blog
Blog Power 09 Mar 2007 07:26 pm
So a gay-rights organization with nearly 600,000 members now has to answer to a gay-rights blogger who has an estimated 60,000 daily readers.
Is this the future of nonprofit transparency?
So a gay-rights organization with nearly 600,000 members now has to answer to a gay-rights blogger who has an estimated 60,000 daily readers.
Is this the future of nonprofit transparency?
HRC Responds 08 Mar 2007 10:10 pm
Here's the relevant section from an email sent to me by the Human Rights Campaign, …
Here's the relevant section from an email sent to me by the Human Rights Campaign, …
HRC and HRC: The Love-In 03 Mar 2007 02:57 pm
But the speech is significant in one respect, it seems to me. HRC, the organization, is now fully integrated into HRC, the campaign. It is the Clinton campaign. Clinton calls HRC's executive director, Joe Solmonese a "colleague." She talks of a future "relationship" with HRC in a Clinton administration: "You will have an open door to the White House".
But the speech is significant in one respect, it seems to me. HRC, the organization, is now fully integrated into HRC, the campaign. It is the Clinton campaign. Clinton calls HRC's executive director, Joe Solmonese a "colleague." She talks of a future "relationship" with HRC in a Clinton administration: "You will have an open door to the White House".
Capitalism and Gay Progress 25 Feb 2007 05:48 pm
If current trends continue, gays and lesbians may well be the test case that proves that employment nondiscrimination laws aren't really necessary at all — take any sufficiently developed capitalist economy, free it from public or private coercion, and the profit motive may just be enough to end discrimination all by itself.
If current trends continue, gays and lesbians may well be the test case that proves that employment nondiscrimination laws aren't really necessary at all — take any sufficiently developed capitalist economy, free it from public or private coercion, and the profit motive may just be enough to end discrimination all by itself.
The Gay Insurgency 22 Feb 2007 09:00 pm
The Emily's List hack who now runs the place according to the dictates of the Clintonistas, Joe Solmonese, is getting more and more defensive
The Emily's List hack who now runs the place according to the dictates of the Clintonistas, Joe Solmonese, is getting more and more defensive
The Antidote to HRC 22 Feb 2007 08:52 am
But Gill is too smart to believe that gay equality will be achieved through the Democratic party alone. He comes from a Republican family, has made some key Republican hires, and hopes one day to give equally to both parties. It's an obvious strategy - focused, bipartisan, local. Funny how the Human Rights Campaign has sucked millions out of gay wallets and never achieved anything like this success.
But Gill is too smart to believe that gay equality will be achieved through the Democratic party alone. He comes from a Republican family, has made some key Republican hires, and hopes one day to give equally to both parties. It's an obvious strategy - focused, bipartisan, local. Funny how the Human Rights Campaign has sucked millions out of gay wallets and never achieved anything like this success.
The Human Rights Campaign (Blech) 19 Feb 2007 08:43 am
If you're for gay rights, do yourself a favor. Give your money to groups that actually care about gay rights. Off the top of my head: Freedom To Marry, the Servicemembers Legal Defense Network, Immigration Equality. If you want to give to HRC, just give it directly to Hillary. It's more efficient.
OLD
July 16, 2006 On Gay Marriage: The trouble was: gay spouses found themselves barred from each others' hospital rooms in the 1980s and 1990s during the AIDS crisis, lesbian mothers had their children taken away from them, long-standing de facto marriages had family members rescind their inheritance rights, and gay consciousness evolved to the point where such scond class status rankled deeper and deeper. It was ordinary people, ordinary couples who pioneered this movement. This push emerged organically as society changed. Such pushes are always "before their time" - all social change is premature at some point. The key is to stay rational, engage the debate, see what the courts, legislatures and governors do, and let federalism do its work. I'm grateful - and so are many gay people and their families - to sane straight guys like Reynolds for standing up for this.
If you're for gay rights, do yourself a favor. Give your money to groups that actually care about gay rights. Off the top of my head: Freedom To Marry, the Servicemembers Legal Defense Network, Immigration Equality. If you want to give to HRC, just give it directly to Hillary. It's more efficient.
OLD
July 16, 2006 On Gay Marriage: The trouble was: gay spouses found themselves barred from each others' hospital rooms in the 1980s and 1990s during the AIDS crisis, lesbian mothers had their children taken away from them, long-standing de facto marriages had family members rescind their inheritance rights, and gay consciousness evolved to the point where such scond class status rankled deeper and deeper. It was ordinary people, ordinary couples who pioneered this movement. This push emerged organically as society changed. Such pushes are always "before their time" - all social change is premature at some point. The key is to stay rational, engage the debate, see what the courts, legislatures and governors do, and let federalism do its work. I'm grateful - and so are many gay people and their families - to sane straight guys like Reynolds for standing up for this.
link: Bootstrapping Andrew Sullivan
