In the late seventies and early eighties, my Dad (Jack Sandeen) worked at Disney Studios — first as a costumer, and then as the head of the Wardrobe Department. He worked on films such as Splash, The Black Hole, and the original Tron. He passed away on June 17, 2002, and I began my transition [...]

It’s always good to start off the day with something positive… This morning, HRC released a web ad featuring actor Josh Charles – one of People’s Sexiest Men Alive and star of The Good Wife – for its Americans for Marriage Equality campaign.  In the ad, Charles, who plays a lawyer on CBS’ Emmy Award winning legal drama, [...]

Phil Reese of the Washington Blade kicks off a discussion about the Human Rights Campaign’s recruitment effort to replace outgoing leader Joe Solmonese. The official, extensive job description is now online. A snippet: …The President reports to the Boards of Directors of both the Human Rights Campaign and the Human Rights Campaign Foundation and is [...]

Marriage Equality Is One Issue Where The HRC Doesn’t Lead With Regards To Trans Inclusive Messaging If the recent Meghan Stabler marriage story reported at LGBT Weekly has demonstrated anything about the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) leadership on trans issues, it has to this point demonstrated that when it comes to trans issues, the Human [...]

It was nice to step away from the keyboard on Sunday after doing the instant analysis of Barack Obama’s speech at the HRC National Dinner during SiriusXM’s live coverage on Saturday. I put up the transcript once it was available, and then shut off the computer to enjoy a low-humidity, mild temp, clear Sunday here [...]

UPDATE 10/2: The transcript of the President’s speech is below the fold. My write-up will be in a separate post later. SiriusXM’s live coverage of President’s speech at the HRC National Dinner is tonight @ 7PM ET. Participate in the conversation by calling in at 866-305-6887 or Tweeting Qs to @outqnews and @outq. The President [...]

There’s been a lot of speculation about what the President will say at this year’s Human Rights Campaign National Dinner in DC. It’s his second time around speaking before the largest LGBT rights group, and you can hear analysis of his speech on SiriusXM OutQ by some familiar voices… SiriusXM OutQ News will have live special [...]

Just landed in my inbox…I’m not sure why since  I don’t have the buck$ for acce$$. I don’t have tix for sold-out HRC Gala either, but you can hear my commentary (along with Michelangelo Signorile’s) on the President’s speech at the gala on Sirius XM on Saturday. But here’s what I (and most of you) [...]

We welcome author, political strategist, civil rights activist and public affairs advisor David Mixner to our new digs at FDL, and he shares his wisdom on the possible future at the Human Rights Campaign as Joe Solmonese’s tenure with the org will soon come to a close. David blogs at Live From Hell’s Kitchen. With [...]

Clarification/Correction: Chris Geidner wrote “Although the sources say that no permanent replacement has been selected, none of the four sources were willing to say what, if any, role Woolard would play in the transition efforts at HRC.” Beyond connecting a name to the unidentified paid consultant from the initial PHB piece, Chris Geidner indicated no [...]