Welcome to Stonewall Democrats of Central Ohio!
Welcome and thank you for visiting the official web site of the Stonewall Democrats of Central Ohio. 2010 promises to be a busy but exciting year. We have two LGBT candidates running for local offices in Central Ohio. John Sowers is running for a House seat in the 25th District and Terry Brown is running for Franklin County Auditor. Stonewall Dems plans to do all we can to get both of these candidates elected to public office. And, as always, Stonewall Dems plans to support the state-wide candidates who support us.
2010 monthly meetings will include a wide variety of speakers. In addition, each month presents us with a new way to give back to the community-- in March, Bowling for Equality through HRC and in July, the Central Ohio AIDS walk. These are but a few of the activities in which Stonewall Dems plans to take part.
The month of May will be an important one for Stonewall Dems, as we host our annual wine tasting event in the Short North. I encourage each and every one of you to "Get on the Blue Train" in 2010.
Of course, the highlight of the year for the LGBT community is the 2-day Pride Festival at Goodale Park. Look for Stonewall Dems to take part in the Pride parade, host a booth at the festival, and also host a new kick-off event, details of which will be forthcoming.
Let us get behind our Democratic brothers and sisters in this all-important election year. Let us continue to serve the candidates who serve us. As always, I welcome suggestions and feedback from Stonewall Dems members. Feel free to e-mail me at fmellissia@hotmail.com. Sincerely,
Mel Fuhrmann
President, Stonewall Dems of Central Ohio
2010
Are you a member of Stonewall Democrats of Central Ohio? Now is the time to join or to renew if you've let your membership lapse. Joining is simple and easy, just go to our contribution page. There are various membership options:
Sustaining Member: $100.00
Couples Membership: $60.00
General Membership: $35.00
Student or Hardship Membership: $20.00
Please consider joining or renewing today! We are only as strong as our membership.
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Recent News Items
January 15, 2010
News
Annise Parker elected Mayor of Houston with help from Stonewall Democrats chapters
Press Release - December 13th, 2009
Washington, DC - National Stonewall Democrats congratulates Annise Parker on her historic and decisive victory in today's run-off election for Mayor of Houston, Texas tonight. Houston is now the largest American city governed by an openly LGBT person. Stonewall Democrats chapters in Texas and members across the country worked the phones in the weeks leading up to the election to elect pro-equality Democrat Annise Parker to office.
Statement from Michael Mitchell, Executive Director, National Stonewall Democrats PAC:
"When National Stonewall Democrats PAC endorsed Annise Parker, I said that the choice for pro-equality voters in Houston was an easy one. Annise was the most qualified candidate in the race and had years of dedicated service to the fine people of Houston under her belt. Her election today makes Houston the largest city in the country to be governed by an out LGBT person -- and is another reminder to people across America that being authentic with one's constituents is a winning strategy.
"I'm proud that Annise's historic win comes, in part, thanks to the work of the Houston Area Stonewall Democrats, Stonewall Democrats of Dallas, Dallas Stonewall Young Democrats, the Stonewall Democrats of San Antonio and Stonewall Democrats across the country who opened their wallets and spent time phonebanking. Elections are won with the hard work of knocking on doors, picking up the phone and talking with neighbors about the common good. In a campaign that turned ugly in the days leading up to today, the politics of possibility prevailed over the politics of fear.
"The strength of the Stonewall Democrats is that we're a chapter-based organization of committed party activists who work hard to elect pro-equality Democrats. The unique benefit of our network is that we're able to connect eager and experienced volunteers from New York and Oklahoma, DC and California, to a race in need of volunteers in Houston, Texas.
"Look forward to us doing much more of this kind of work in the year to come."
