Gay Money

Gay Money is as green as Straight Money. And as effective. Most straight people go about their daily lives without thinking about divisive political framing that seeks to turn gays into "The Other" and into targets and outlets for bigotry. Most-- but not all. Conservatives can't very well go to working families with their economic agenda of upholding a status quo rigged in favor of powerful families and corporations. Instead conservatives have always found powerless minority groups to make into scapegoats: Jews, women, Blacks, Asians, immigrants... The irony isn't lost on everyone that so many conservatives-- from Republican Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and South Carolina "loner," Lindsay Graham to a dozen right-wing House members like Patrick McHenry, David Dreier, Aaron Schock, Trent Franks, etc-- are closeted, self-loathing gays themselves. But it hasn't stopped them from buying into Republican Party strategy of demonizing the LGBT community.

It isn't a coincidence that conservatives have stopped-- at least publicly-- denigrating some minorities, like the aforementioned Jews, women, Blacks, and Asians. These groups have fought back-- and fought back effectively, electing allies to high office and defeating many of their worst and most violent enemies. Gays have been making great strides forward too, but scores of Republican elected officials still think there is no price to pay for their vicious homophobic bigotry. This week DWT was started a brand new ActBlue page that will seek to support progressives who have a real shot at defeating egregious bigots in Congress this year. We'll be concentrating on the worst of the worst, but only on the worst of the worst with plausible opponents and a real chance of defeating them and then changing the tenor of the debate about issues important to the LGBT community.

Please take a look at the first incarnation of the page and get back to me with suggestions that'll help me get it ready for prime time. Let's make it more... inclusive. Anyone you want to nominate? Let's stop the bullying.