Comments on: Rare peek behind closed doors of secret gay donor confab

By: Press Release – New media reported last month of Governor Lynch’s secret meeting with prominent out-of-state donors at Jeff Chidester

Mon, 12 Jul 2010 19:17:12 +0000

[...] story. The story originally appeared in the publication The Washington Blade (May 27, 2010 – Rare peek behind closed doors of secret gay donor confab). The story was then picked up by Steve McDonald over at the Granite Grok,” Chidester [...]

By: NH Perspective Radio Show: June 13, 2010 – Waste in the Budget/Karen Testerman at Jeff Chidester

Mon, 12 Jul 2010 13:48:48 +0000

[...] Candidate Karen Testerman. Topics: State budget crisis State retirement fund: out of money, out of focus Transparency – Lynch Scandals and recent (secret) behind close-door meeting with prominent donors (reported by the Washington Blade): Rare peek behind closed doors of secret donors confab [...]

By: NH Perspective Morning Update: June 11, 2010 « Jeff Chidester

NH Perspective Morning Update: June 11, 2010 « Jeff Chidester — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 15:03:00 +0000

[...] Lynch attends closed door session with secret gay donors: Rare peek behind closed doors of secret gay donor confab [...]

By: Maryland Gov. O’Malley at closed-door gay donor event: my state isn’t ready for marriage equality

Tue, 01 Jun 2010 19:24:40 +0000

[...] also had enough of being the gAyTM and breached the secrecy agreement to hang O'Malley out to dry. (Washington Blade): A controversial (… the rest of the story …) Related Posts:Openly transgender conservative [...]

By: Stan James

Stan James — Sun, 30 May 2010 23:41:02 +0000

Unfortunately with the sick bigots in this state – MD, including the church hierarchy now known as Molesters R US, I think it will be real difficult if not impossible to get gay civil marriage, or MD will become wha t- perhaps the 32nd state to to end up with a constitutional amendment against gays.

I also note that Washington States “all but the word marriage” domestic partnership law was not overturned in their referendum. While ME and CA were.

And I’ve talked to a lot of decent people on this issue who simply can’t quite stomach the word “marriage”, even though they believe that gays should have equal rights.

So it is half a loaf, or nothing in my opinion. And civil unions will help pave the way for marriage. As more people get comfortable with the idea in general.

The only way that you will get civil marriage for gays in MD is via the courts. Gay people lost last time a couple years ago, with a decision that looked like it was written by the church of MOlesters R US themselves. I think a number of the Judges on the state top court have changed, but I don’t know how that might alter the balance.

And I don’t have a way to throw all the bigots into the hellfires of the earth, where they belong.

Sorry, thats my opinion.

And even more important then gay marriage is gay people coming out of the closet all over the place. Which is what ending DADT is about BTW. Just thik – all those good christian boys from the south will discover that some of their friends and comrades are gay. And another demographic group will see through the gross lies of the madmen of the family research council, and other bigot groups.

Polls have shown that while about 50% of the populace supports gays if they don’t know any, the number grows to about 75% if they do know gay people.

Its kinda hard to hate someone you know and respect. And in the end, those 75%, when they are a big majority of the population, all things are possible and the evil churches will receive their due

By: Just The Facts, Ma'am

Just The Facts, Ma'am — Sat, 29 May 2010 16:53:45 +0000

Just want to clarify some facts regarding the O’Malley appearance at OutGiving, and point out some concerns for the O’Malley camp as election season warms up.
1. The Wash Post poll was published on May 10th, O’Malley spoke to the OutGiving meeting on May 15th. That should have been plenty of time to get his facts straight about Maryland public opinion on marriage. Who is staffing this guy on glbt issues ? They should be fired ! Or maybe — someone should be hired ? Did anyone check with Equality Maryland to get some strategy before he went out to Chicago ?
2. Even though Ehrlich may be no friend to our community, that does nothing to energize glbt voters to get out and vote for O’Malley. Politics 101 — campaign support and voter energy only coalesce around anger (see Tea Party), and hope (see BHO). Right now — O’Malley has neither as a motivating force for glbt voters and supporters. Hating the alternative worked in the last election, but would be a hard sell this time since Ehrlich has been out of the public sphere for 4 years. As far as putting our hopes in O’Malley — how can we be hopeful about a guy whose official position is that we deserve less rights than he has. That’s not a messaging problem, that is THE problem.

By: AreYouKiddingMe?

AreYouKiddingMe? — Sat, 29 May 2010 13:18:55 +0000

http://www.courts.state.md.us/judgeselect/judicialvacancy.html#brown

By: Donny

Donny — Sat, 29 May 2010 01:41:39 +0000

The author of this article should get their facts straight. Martin O’Malley, at the Chicago meeting, said that he is following the will of the voters in that they favor civil marriage over gay marriage. The article states that a recent poll shows that most Marylanders now support gay marriage. What the article did not say was that the poll came out after his comments were made – meaning they are out of context. If the voters now support gay marriage, the Governor probably does, too.

By: Peter the saint

Peter the saint — Fri, 28 May 2010 22:00:04 +0000

“Bash the gays”! .. .softly… and it STILL scores mega political points. Yeah, “separate but equal” unions… bigotry of convenience – or is it of opportunity… “let ‘em eat cake/civil unions”… uh, with NO federal rights! Only makes the rest of the world think that we now have everything they have – EQUALITY – which is untrue, but the world then believes it anyway. But then, all those “blueball-dog democrats” will see that O’Malley is still resisting TheGayAgenda! Go Gov!! Thereby “saving” civilized society from destruction… at least for one more year. Ugh, makes me wanna puke.

And just look at how BlueDem Jim Webb voted against us on DADT. Such a He-Man, that guy, protecting the sanctity of marriage, and heterosexuality because only the straights can shoot a gun. Hmm, reminds me, I wonder if he ever succeeded in sneaking a gun into the Capitol Bldg, after his first attempt was caught by security. What a guy. He’ll show that Pelosi a thing or two, yes sirree, tough, man, tough. Ugh again.

By: Janice Bledsoe, Esq.

Janice Bledsoe, Esq. — Fri, 28 May 2010 20:39:51 +0000

Is it really about the right to marry or the rights associated with marriage? What if Maryland and the federal government granted the same rights and protections to all committed couples not just married couples? Would our community scream and yell about not being able to “get married”? Just let me file joint taxes, share in the same tax benefits, have the same social security benefits, enjoy the same real property rights when I own property with my partner,have the same hospital visitation rights and death rights, and have the same insurance rights. Governor O’Malley has supported the granting of those rights. He signed legislation exempting same sex couples from recordation fees and transfer taxes on real property; he ordered the State Department of Budget and Management to make the Employee and Retiree Health and Welfare Benefits Program inclusive of same-sex couples who have valid marriages that were performed in other states;he signed anti-bullying legislation to protect students who were being bullied based on sexual orientation;he signed domestic partner health care legislation giving domestic partners access to each other for hospital visitation, access to a domestic partner’s medical records and after death rights. Governor O’Malley supports our rights. What rights did our community receive while Robert Erhlich was governor? Governor O’Malley has earned our support.