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David Mixner

  • Blogs

    April 23, 2012

    Jeremy Bernard, Los Angeles Politico, Excels as White House Social Secretary

    We were perusing the New York Times on Sunday and came upon a major story in the Style section about White House social secretary Jeremy Bernard, who, according to all reports, is doing a bang-up job for President Barack Obama. Bernard made major news last year when he became the first openly gay m ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 28, 2011

    Back Story: How Jeremy Bernard Became the White House's First Openly Gay Social Secretary

    Ted SoquiJeremy Bernard, left, with former partner Rufus Gifford in 2008​On February 1, 2007, political fund raiser Jeremy Bernard wasn't thinking about making history. It was his first day on the job for U.S. Senator Barack Obama's presidential campaign, and Bernard and his then-partner, R ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 10, 2009

    Queer Town: Courage Campaign Seeks $200k for 2010

    Over the past few days, Courage Campaign, one of the leading political organizations in the fight to overturn Proposition 8, has been asking supporters to donate $200,000 so it can help launch a pro-gay marriage ballot measure in 2010. The self-imposed deadline for this major fund raising effort is ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 7, 2009

    Queer Town: Equality California Urges Investigation into Gay Sailor's Death

    Equality California, one of the most politically connected gay rights organizations in California, has issued a statement urging a "thorough investigation" of the possible murder of August Provost, a 29-year-old gay African-American sailor who was shot and killed at Camp Pendleton in Southern Califo ... More >>

  • News

    June 4, 2009

    Setting the (Gay) Wedding Table

    Wiser, more diffuse, battle-savvy gay-rights groups craft a 2010 ballot measure for California

  • Blogs

    May 27, 2009

    Queer Town: Obama Touts 'Equal Justice' in Vegas, Ignores Prop. 8 Ruling

    Last night at a political fundraiser in Las Vegas, President Barack Obama made a pitch for nearly everything under the sun: better education, "change" in Washington, improved national fuel efficiency standards and a host of other things, even a plug for his new U.S. Supreme Court justice pick, Sonia ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 26, 2009

    Queer Town: California Supreme Court Upholds Proposition 8

    Patrick Range McDonaldAnti-Prop. 8 marcher in Westwood in November, 2008.In an unsurprising ruling, the California Supreme Court upheld Proposition 8 today. As for the fate of approximately 18,000 legally married same sex couples, the supreme court decided they remain valid. Chief Justice Ronald Geo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 25, 2008

    Queer Town: "No on 8" Leadership on the Hot Seat

    For weeks, activists and political observers in the gay community have been calling for a post-Prop. 8 town hall meeting, where "No on 8" staffers can take, and hopefully answer, tough questions about the Proposition 8 loss. Tonight at 6 p.m., the Los Angeles Gay & Lesbian Center will host a "vi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 30, 2008

    Queer Town: McCain Plays Small Ball in California

    On the evening of June 26, with the right kind of ears, a steady, collective groan could be heard from thousands of gay Republicans throughout California…followed by an eerie silence. Their man, Senator John McCain, decided to play small ball in his quest for the White House, and came out with a ... More >>

  • News

    June 12, 2008

    Ron Burkle: Poor Little Rich Grocer

    L.A.'s billionaire confronts life without the Clintons or instant White House access

  • News

    June 12, 2008

    Updated: Ron Burkle, Poor Little Rich Grocer

    L.A.'s billionaire confronts life without the Clintons and instant White House access

  • Blogs

    June 2, 2008

    QUEER TOWN: Obama and the Gays

    On Tuesday, the Democratic Party will finally wrap up its long, hard fought primary season. There will be a lot of talk about who will ultimately be the best candidate to defeat Senator John McCain on Election Day, but gays and lesbians--in California and anywhere else--may want to consider somethin ... More >>

  • News

    May 22, 2008

    California GOP: The Queer Enablers of Gay Marriage

    How Republicans accomplished what the Dems could not

  • Blogs

    February 3, 2008

    Mixner for Obama

    David Mixner, a gay politico who was an integral part of former Bill Clinton’s kitchen cabinet during his successful 1992 run for the White House, now endorses Senator Barack Obama. Mixner was raising money for former Senator John Edwards. He’s a major player in LGBT politics—he hauled in $4 ... More >>

  • News

    November 25, 2004

    Gay Camelot

    The 20-year brief, shining moment

  • News

    January 16, 2003

    Saving Face

    When good drugs have disfiguring consequences

  • News

    June 15, 2000

    Gay Shame

    The threat of a Bush victory

  • News

    October 28, 1999

    Rock & Roll Jinx

    The threat of a Bush victory

  • News

    May 27, 1999

    What's Next?

    The Gay Movement at the Crossroads

  • Supplement

    November 26, 1998

    The Future Looks Bright

    Twenty years of forward thinking

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