The Most Important Election of Our Time by Derek Washington

Hi Stonewall. Isn’t it funny how every election is, “the most important of our lives”? Well, folks, this one actually is. Since Barack Obama has been in office the LGBT community has gone from being the folks better left offstage to a respected and equal member of the Democratic Party family. If he is not [...]

Show Our Strength Early Voting Rally

Stonewall Voter Guide

PRESIDENT Obama, Barack UNITED STATES SENATE Berkley, Shelley CONGRESS REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS, DISTRICT 1 Titus, Dina REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS, DISTRICT 3 Oceguera, John REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS, DISTRICT 4 Horsford, Steven STATE SENATE STATE SENATE, DISTRICT 1 Spearman, Pat STATE SENATE, DISTRICT 3 Tick Segerblom STATE SENATE, DISTRICT 4 Atkinson, Kelvin STATE SENATE, DISTRICT 5 Woodhouse, [...]

Stonewall Vice-Chair Pastor Patricia Spearman Wins Primary Making History!

Tonight, Pastor Patricia Spearman, made history as the first ever openly Gay woman to be elected to the Nevada State Legislature. Pastor Pat is also the second African American woman elected to serve in the Nevada State Legislature. She is the current Stonewall Democrats of Southern Nevada Vice-Chairwoman. Her victory in the Democratic primary means [...]

STONEWALL VOTER GUIDE

We at Stonewall take our right to endorse very seriously. Our voter guide is a thoughtful combination of candidate questionnaires and our personal experience with candidates. We hope this guide will help you be a more informed voter. Derek Washington President Nevada Stonewall Democratic Caucus It’s time to vote! Primary election day is tomorrow, June [...]

Clark County Democratic Party Chairman Chris Miller on Marriage Equality KNPR “State of Nevada” Interview

I am a Gay man of a certain age – yes, over 50. I grew up in a time when most LGBT Americans lived their life in a closet. As a young man living in fear of people knowing I was gay, I could only dream of being able to live my life in ‘truth’.  In [...]

Derek Washington For Nevada National Delegate to the 2012 Democratic National Convention

Nomination Form for the NSDP 2012 Elections This form will be reproduced and distributed to all State Convention Delegates     Name: Derek L. Washington Address:604 Truluck Lane Las Vegas Nevada 89106 County:Clark Congressional District: CD1 E-mail address: derekisademocrat@gmail.com Gender (circle one): Male Employment: Self employed as a consultant Position seeking: National delegate ClarkAt-large Executive [...]

Lee vs Spearman: It’s About Values by Andrew Davey

What Lee v. Spearman SD 1 Primary Comes Down to: Values By Andrew Davey originally posted in the Nevada Progressive   According to an article in today’s Sun, State Senator John Lee (D-North Las Vegas) is quite glad to get by with a little help from his friends. Lee’s original plan this year was to abandon his [...]

Elizabeth Halsteth: My Thoughts By Andrew Davey

Thoughts on Elizabeth Halseth’s Departure In case you missed the big news, State Senator Elizabeth Halseth (R-Enterprise) resigned from office on Friday. Halseth claims she’s leaving because she can’t find work in Nevada, but the real reason may involve the desire to be with her new boyfriend out of state. And for all the “tea party” talk [...]

Just Who Is Mittens, Really? By Andrew Davey

  One of the most carefully set up constructs of Mitt Romney’s campaign is his “moderate” persona. It’s what’s convinced so many pundits of his “electability”. But conversely, it’s also convinced so many “tea party” types that he’s not a “true conservative”… Which has led Mittens to take increasingly extreme radical right positions on nearly [...]