Weekly Political Roundup
Roundup is early this week to leave tomorrow clear for Blogging for LGBT Families Day.
Gallup’s annual Values and Beliefs survey found public tolerance for gay rights is at the highest point in three decades. 59 percent of Americans believe “homosexual relations between consenting adults” should be legal, 57 percent that it should be considered an acceptable alternative lifestyle, and 89 percent that “gays should have equal rights in terms of job opportunities.” Only 46 percent felt same-sex marriage should be legal, versus 53 percent against, but this reflects a long-term trend of increasing support.- Following his approval two weeks ago of second-parent adoptions for same-sex couples, Colorado Governor Bill Ritter signed a bill banning employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation. (Gender identity was, however, not included.)
- Susan Stanton, formerly Steve Stanton, came in third among candidates for the job of chief executive of Sarasota, Florida, in what seems to have been a fair evaluation. Stanton had been fired as city manager of Largo, Florida after she came out as transgender. She now says she may run as a Republican for Congress against Vern Buchanan, the far-right incumbent. Read the rest of this post »
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