Fourth gay US Rep. elected

Democrat David Cicilline of Rhode Island was elected to the House of Representatives.

State rep.: Shame on school for withdrawing kid of lesbian parents

Massachusetts state representative Garrett J. Bradley, a Democrat who grew up in the same parish as the Catholic school who forced an 8-year-old to withdraw because he has lesbian parents [1] had this to say to the Boston Globe:

“These parents thought enough of St. Paul’s to want to send their child there; St. Paul’s thought enough of their child to admit him. For the school to then discriminate against him and withdraw his acceptance because of his parents’ sexual orientation is not only inappropriate, but mind-blowing. Shame on St. Paul’s, and shame on us as a community if we allow it.’”

Beautiful.

Read the Boston Globe [2] article for more local reaction.

[1] http://www.365gay.com/news/mass-archdiocese-to-help-find-school-for-son-of-lesbians/
[2] http://www.boston.com/news/education/k_12/articles/2010/05/13/students_exclusion_draws_denial/

Gay Calif. Assembly leader sworn in, breaks barrier

(Sacramento) The first openly gay lawmaker to lead either house of the California Legislature has been sworn in as speaker of the state Assembly.

John Perez, a Los Angeles Democrat, took the reins of the 80-member house on Monday, as the state tries to close a $20 billion budget deficit and …

Calif. Assembly leader sworn in, breaks barrier

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The first openly gay lawmaker to lead either house of the California Legislature has been sworn in as speaker of the state Assembly.
John Perez, a Los Angeles Democrat, took the reins of the 80-member house on Monday, as the state tries to close a $20 billion …

Withers: NY senate expels Monserrate

Hiram Monserrate has been expelled from the New York Senate. The Queens Democrat, who was convicted last fall on misdemeanor domestic assault of his girlfriend, had little support from his colleagues who voted overwhelmingly, 53 to 8, to give him the boot.

The Monserrate saga is another black eye on a …

Indiana gay marriage ban moves forward

A constitutional ban on same-sex marriage in Indiana took a step forward after a Republican-controlled Senate committee approved the measure 6-4 Wednesday.

While the measure stands a chance of progressing through Indiana’s full state Senate, which is currently controlled by the GOP, it is unlikely to make it through the Democrat-controlled …

Mass. GOP candidate outlines senate strategy

(Needham, Mass.) Republican Scott Brown is hoping to ride a tide of voter anger at Wall Street bailouts and soaring national debt as he seeks to topple Democrat Martha Coakley in the race to fill the U.S. Senate seat held by the late Edward Kennedy.

In an interview with The Associated …

Pro gay GOPer bails on US House race

Pushed out by Palin from the hard right, Scozzafava pulls out of race and supports Democrat.

San Francisco mayor ends run for Calif. governor

(Sacramento, Calif.) Unable to move beyond his ultra-liberal image and far behind his rival in fundraising, San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom dropped his bid to become governor, leaving former governor Jerry Brown as the only Democrat in the race to succeed Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger next year.

Citing “a young family and …