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The Tampa Bay Times reported on Thursday that a Democrat is “crying foul over Pinellas County Supervisor of Elections Deborah Clark's decision to hold voter registration drives at nine Chick-fil-A locations.” “Chick-fil-A, the fast-food chain known for putting faith ahead of profits, supports conservative causes,” the Times reported. […] In Florida, Susan McGrath, leader of the Stonewall Democrats and head of the Pinellas Democratic Party, said the decision to use Chick-fil-A would be similar to a Democratic supervisor of elections holding the event at Planned Parenthood, according to the Times. …

Eli Olivarez realized the only way to achieve the equality he wanted was to work for it. As a lifelong Democrat frustrated by what he viewed as repeated infringements on gay rights in Texas, Olivarez formed the Rio Grande Valley chapter of the Stonewall Democrats, a national organization that promotes lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender issues. Then he set to work. In the year since he formed the chapter, Olivarez, 53, has forged the group into a strong voice for the Valley’s LGBT community. But if he’s successful in his bid for a seat on the State Democratic Executive Committee,...

... Bennett, 49, is president of the Sacramento Stonewall Democrats, at the helm during a pivotal year for gays and lesbians. ... When the state Supreme Court decision legalized same-sex marriage in June, Bennett married his partner, Todd Vlaanderen, and quickly became a spokesman on the matter. He then launched a plan to elevate Sacramento's profile in a campaign to defeat Proposition 8. The November ballot initiative proposes an amendment to the state constitution limiting marriage to opposite-sex couples. "I wanted to make sure we had a voice in the state campaign," Bennett said. Rather than funnel money to San...

Gay Democrats talk strategyKristen Wyatt The Associated Press Aspen, CO Colorado DENVER — Gay and lesbian Democrats are gathering early to prepare a strategy for next week's convention, and their marching orders are the same for all states: Make sure other delegates know who you are and what gay voters want this fall. The Stonewall Democrats started a four-day "boot camp" in Denver Thursday. At the top of their agenda for the convention, which starts Monday, are pushing Democrats to fight proposed gay-marriage bans in three states and passing federal anti-discrimination laws. With a record 370 lesbian, gay and transgendered...

excerpt from 'FAQ' What is the Communist Party? The Communist Party USA is an organization of revolutionaries working to bring about social change in a conscious, progressive direction. We understand the connection between working for democratic reforms and improvements in living standards today, and building a movement large enough and united enough to create revolutionary change and socialism in the future. We are a legal political party, which runs candidates, publishes a weekly newspaper and a monthly magazine. We organize contingents in most major demonstrations, support workers’ struggles for decent wages and working conditions, and participate in many other ways...