Archive for the 'Politics' Category



Ohio Supreme Court: Gays and Lesbians Can be Granted Most Marriage Rights

According to today’s Cleveland Plain Dealer, the Ohio Supreme Court issued a ruling last month that may have exposed a loop hole in Ohio’s gay marriage ban that actually allows gay and lesbian couples to have most of the same rights as married heterosexual couples.
The court case that resulted in the positive ruling had nothing […]

Fireworks Night at the Akron Aeros

Tonight I went to the Akron Aeros minor league baseball game with the Summit County Young Democrats. Aeros games are in my opinion a lot more fun to attend than Indians games since everyone in Canal Park is sitting close to the field, making it a much more interactive game. The Aeros pulled off a […]

Thoughts on the HRC/LOGO Forum

When I first heard about the format of last night’s forum, I was a little skeptical. It seemed that a sit-down chat with each candidate without them confronting each other would keep them from having to defend their positions. Not so. The format worked great.
I think there were clearly winners and losers last night. Regardless […]

GLBT Presidential Debate Party in Akron

For anyone in the Akron area, the Summit County Stonewall Democrats are holding a debate watch party this Thursday for the first ever Presidential debate dedicated solely to gay and lesbian issues.
The watch party is being held at The Office (778 N. Main St., Akron) and starts at 8:00pm. The debate is from 9:00pm to […]

NYC: Bryant Park, Grand Central, Rockefeller Center & the Trip Home

On my last day in NYC I checked out of the hotel early and went for a walk around Midtown.
First I headed over to Bryant Park. The last time I was at Bryant Park was in the summer of 2003 when I was working on the Howard Dean Presidential campaign. We were holding a big […]