‘Glee’ Actress Jane Lynch Joins Others in Launching Super PAC to Support Pro-Lesbian Political Candidates
- Posted on July 11, 2012 at 9:53am by
Billy Hallowell
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Super PACs seem to be all the rage these days. First, there was Stephen Colbert and his “Americans Better Tomorrow, Tomorrow” super PAC and now there’s LPAC, an organization that will support pro-lesbian candidates. The group was founded by prominent women, including former professional tennis player Billie Jean King and “Glee” actress Jane Lynch.
Screen shot from the LPAC web site
LPAC will promote candidates — both Democrats and Republicans, males and females and gays and straights — who support lesbians. Rather than simply promoting candidates at state and federal levels, LPAC will financially back ballot measures. Here’s an official description from the group’s web site:
PAC is a Political Action Committee, formed by a group of committed activists and donors, to positively influence the current political and social landscape. After decades of being a small subset of players in women’s rights and LGBT rights political efforts, the women of LPAC are stepping up to get organized like never before, aiming to give lesbians a real and meaningful seat at the table. With significant resources behind us, LPAC plans to make a true impact for lesbians in the 2012 election cycle and beyond.
LPAC will support candidates who champion a range of issues that impact lesbians and their families, these include:
- Ending discriminatory treatment of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) individuals and their families;
- Supporting sexual and reproductive freedom and women’s access to quality healthcare; and,
- Furthering social, racial, and economic justice for all Americans.
"Glee's" Jane Lynch (AP)
LPAC hopes to raise $1 million for the 2012 presidential election campaign. Interestingly, according to the Huffington Post, the group also has the support of Laura Ricketts, who is the daughter of GOP businessman Joe Ricketts (he recently was embroiled in a major controversy surrounding Rev. Jeremiah Wright and a controversial anti-Obama campaign proposal).
Here’s an infographic from LPAC that explains the purported attacks that are being waged against women:
“Women’s voices get lost a lot and get overshadowed in almost all settings, so I think there‘s a real opportunity here to engage women who haven’t been engaged before — for lesbians, in particular, to speak for ourselves about the issues that are important to us and to define those issues in our own words,” explained LPAC spokeswoman Sarah Schmidt in an interview with Huffington Post. “It’s a chance to really have a seat at the table when these critical issues are being discussed and the policy is being developed.”
While the group says it’s open to Republicans — and while Schmidt claims she hopes to find GOP candidates to support — it’s not likely in the near-term. As stated, the LPAC web site is claiming that women’s rights are under attack — a statement that seems to align with the “war on women” mantra the Democratic Party has been using of late. And the GOP’s more negative stance against gay marriage, of course, also impacts this sentiment.
(H/T: Huffington Post)
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Comments (87)
bloomytoad
Posted on July 11, 2012 at 10:35amI don’t get why access to birth control is lesbian issue.
Report Post »watersRpeople
Posted on July 11, 2012 at 10:46amHow is it hard to understand?
Report Post »DimmuBorgir
Posted on July 11, 2012 at 11:59amcause lesbians don’t need to worry about getting pregnant in the fist place, duh
Report Post »teddrunk
Posted on July 11, 2012 at 12:16pma drunken night, a romantic turkey baster
Report Post »TrueSoundsOfLiberty
Posted on July 11, 2012 at 1:21pm@Bloomy
For many women it’s not about pregnancy, the birth control pill is used to regulate hormones and can treat things like acne and anxiety. If you recall Sandra Fluke wasn’t speaking for herself wanting birth control, she was speaking about a friend that used it for hormonal therapy and it was not covered by her insurance. Even post menopausal women use it even though they can’t get pregnant.
Report Post »Git-R-Done
Posted on July 11, 2012 at 6:02pmTruesoundoftyranny – It’s still not expensive to purchase your own birth control no matter what the reason is. Sounds like you want to turn this country into another Marxist dictatorship like the former Soviet Union. It‘s not anybody else’s responsibility to pay for your healthcare.
Report Post »TrueSoundsOfLiberty
Posted on July 11, 2012 at 7:56pm@G-I’m-Dumb
I was answering Bloomy’s question about why lesbians would want birth control. I didn’t say that anyone else should pay for it. Maybe you should stop listening to Larry the Cable Guy and learn to read a little better.
Report Post »yougottabekidding
Posted on July 11, 2012 at 8:27pmWhole thing sounds racist to me
Report Post »dmerwin
Posted on July 11, 2012 at 11:48pmBingo. Just another liberal bunch of BS. I am sure that they are “expressing solidarity with their hetero sisters” until same sisters vote no on gay marriage. What a coalition of victims.
Report Post »Lesbian Packing Hollow Points
Posted on July 11, 2012 at 10:32amI’ll believe that when it backs a Conservative lesbian candidate for public office. Until then, I’ll consider it just a Leftist lesbian PAC.
Report Post »johnjamison
Posted on July 11, 2012 at 12:28pmNo such beast, there are republican and somewhat conservative gay groups,but there will never be a conservative lesbian group because lesbian aren’t conservatives. The lesbian lifestyle foundation is in promoting lesbianism.Conservatives foundation is in promoting limited government and Constitutional rule.
Report Post »Lesbian Packing Hollow Points
Posted on July 11, 2012 at 1:29pmI guess this Libertarian Lesbian is a minority of one.
Report Post »brother_ed
Posted on July 11, 2012 at 2:46pm@LPHP
And we’re glad your here! (I am, anyways)
Actually, I see no reason why the LGBT community should be excluded from a small government, lower taxes movement.
Conservatism has nothing to do with religion (lifestyle), but religion may have something to do with conservatism. People seem to want to make the tent smaller. I’m not one of them.
Report Post »JRook
Posted on July 11, 2012 at 3:12pmWhat’s surprising about PACs becoming a $billion industry like lobbying. Karly Rove, Sarah Palin and the like live very well off of PAC money and have as much concern for the outcome of what they do as the average lobbyist. The fact that the target groups have something in common with their personal ideology is a bonus. But make no mistake about it…..It is all about the money. Like they lobbyists, they will say and do whatever the big money interests (wealthy and large corporations) want them to. Does anyone really believe Sarah Palin is an astute political analyst???
Report Post »johnjamison
Posted on July 12, 2012 at 11:45amThe fact that you largely identify yourself by your homosexuality says you would support a candidate based on their support of your sexuality first and for most. And simple being pro-gun neither makes you conservative or libertarian moa was pro-gun. Not saying you aren‘t libertarian but after reading several of your post It’s highly doubtful at best. As you argument for pro-obamacare free birth control because of horomonal issues. You can’t be pro-government entitlements and libertarian….
Report Post »You’re not the independent citizen you think you are when you argue for government assistance.
Gonzo
Posted on July 11, 2012 at 10:32amI know where all the LPGA money is going.
Report Post »AvengerK
Posted on July 11, 2012 at 10:29amCan somebody tell me why a lesbian needs contraceptives and abortions?
Report Post »Lesbian Packing Hollow Points
Posted on July 11, 2012 at 10:38amNot all contraceptives are PURELY used for contraceptive purposes. Most are just hormone regulators and treat a host of other maladies which are relieved by hormonal adjustments.
There are also many places and people who are of the ill conceived opinion that all a lesbian needs to go straight is a little remedial rape, a.k.a. she just hasn’t yet met the right man— who would rape her. Insuring that such an assault and battery would not result in an unwanted pregnancy is a good thing.
Report Post »AvengerK
Posted on July 11, 2012 at 10:51amOh for Pete’s sake Lezzie…yeah yeah…Lesbians are being raped on a wholesale level and need abortions quickly available to them. I mean…you read about it every day..“another lesbian raped and needs an abortion post haste”.
Report Post »Most lesbians that have kids had them in heterosexual relationships before they decided they wanted to be lesbians. Stop spining your militant homosexual garbage Lezzie..it’s old and tired.
watersRpeople
Posted on July 11, 2012 at 10:54amThey don’t need it – they need it for your kids you want to have. Do parents really care anyways – look how so many parents let their kids run a muck out of control. Just come down to common man level, and take a stroll through the mall or Walmart with your seeing eyes on instead of indulging in all the glimmer. Just a few more pushes and most parents will tell government “I’m done – you raise them – I’m out of here.”
Report Post »brother_ed
Posted on July 11, 2012 at 11:05am@LESBIAN PACKING HOLLOW POINTS
When they are needed for hormonal reasons, then they are no longer ‘birth control’ pills. Maybe they should be given another name in that case. That‘s like saying condoms aren’t for birth control, they are AIDS prevention devises, which may be true, but it is an example of the left changing the definition until they find one that is acceptable. The ultimate reason for use is the important reason. A condom worn by a homosexual man is not considered birth control, neither is ‘the pill’ taken by homosexual women considered birth control.
Women are not being denied access to birth control. It is against some religions conscience to pay for them, but women are not being denied them.
Report Post »AvengerK
Posted on July 11, 2012 at 11:27amBROTHER-ED…don’t kid yourself. Male homosexuals comprise over 55% of new HIV cases in this country each year. This is from less than 2% of the population. Do the math…they’re not using “AIDS CONTROL DEVICES”..they getting AIDS or HIV because of their dangerous practices and then demanding “free” health care services. Here in Los Angeles there are billboards everywhere advertising “Free” HIV screenings. Then these same clowns and their advocates turn around and try to convince you that they’re just like you and me..no differrent. You and I don‘t need constant HIV screenings because our sexual habits dont’ put us at that great a risk of contracting it.
Report Post »You think this is all? There are phone apps available for male and female homosexuals to get instant sex partners..no strings..no names..no nothing. Just tell them what you’re into, meet at a predetermined place and go at it. Then they wonder why they’re most of the HIV cases in the country.
The “put on a condom” campaign hasn’t worked which blows the whole “education is key” argument out of the water. Male homosexuals cannot control their unnatural urges they will always be the disproportionate number of HIV cases.
The sooner we can state that homosexuality is abberrant behaviour and is a detriment to the species, a dead end, without being vilified for it, the more honest a discussion we can have about it. Untill then it’s idiots like this GLEE banana and her delusions that control the
beekeeper
Posted on July 11, 2012 at 10:25amI care not a whit for her sexual orientation, as I am certain she also cares not a whit about mine.
She’s allowed to collect money and support the causes she believes in, just as anyone else is.
But, once she embraces the idea of a SuperPAC, she can’t then go out and argue against “big money” in politics.
Wonder what the reaction would be if I started a Heterosexual SuperPAC?
And seriously, her goal isn’t the $1 Million she hoes to raise, it’s all the free publicity she hopes to get for her cause by announcing her SuperPAC. Such an emotionally-charged group in Hollywood should be able to raise the $1 Million inside of a week.
Report Post »Jistheway
Posted on July 11, 2012 at 11:11amTo Beekeeper- you’re exactly right! I wish someone would start a Heterosexual SuperPac!
Report Post »kickagrandma
Posted on July 11, 2012 at 10:21amYou like her and of like mind have sealed your eternal lives to hell. Not a good move for life here and not at all for all eternity.
Report Post »SAS6907
Posted on July 11, 2012 at 10:19amYUCK! Exactly what is wrong with the country.
Report Post »What used to be a disgusting thought is now praised….
and everybody wonders why the country is falling apart.
HKS
Posted on July 11, 2012 at 10:28amBeing a women is hard work, some have figured out how to escape it, be a lesbian instead. It’s a liberal society thing.
Report Post »GatorSkin
Posted on July 11, 2012 at 10:19amI do support lesbians, I buy all their movies!!!!!!!!!!
Report Post »GatorSkin
Posted on July 11, 2012 at 10:18amWhat lesbians concerns, not getting enough plastic toys????
Report Post »beekeeper
Posted on July 11, 2012 at 10:17amI find their “pay equity” argument specious – the legislation they are complaining about had nothing to do with ensuring equal pay for men and women, it was about redefining/extending the statute of limitations as it applies to the enforcement of existing pay equity laws.
Let me repeat that – “existing pay equity laws.”
If an employee discovers they are earning less than a co-worker, and the only difference is their gender current laws on the book allow the employee to file a claim with the EEOC/Dept of Labor.
Report Post »mitchrx7
Posted on July 11, 2012 at 1:27pmWant equity?!?! Black lung, Mesothelioma, It’s a history of early death for these MEN supporting their families.
Report Post »Ladies want some of that DANGER?…. for equal pay?
johnjamison
Posted on July 11, 2012 at 10:17amAny group that would support a candidate simply because of their sexuality SHOULDN’T BE VOTING. This is yet another dumba55 group that is ruining America.
Report Post »MrSunshine
Posted on July 11, 2012 at 3:11pmKind of like a whole race of people voting for presidential candidate based solely on his race.
Report Post »capitalman
Posted on July 11, 2012 at 10:16amYou want to be a lesbian. Then go be a lesbian! Just leave us out of it. We really don’t care.By the way. If everyone thought and behaved like you and the rest of you’re community, there would be none of us left in 100 years. Just sayin’
Report Post »HKS
Posted on July 11, 2012 at 10:26amMaybe her mother should have been.
Report Post »Macman1138
Posted on July 11, 2012 at 10:15amI was thinking of the Fur Traders Union !
Report Post »beekeeper
Posted on July 11, 2012 at 10:12amOK, so what?
I’m glad they feel the need to exert their gyno-centric political philosophy, and that they’ll pay to do it themselves. I‘m certain they’ll raise the million dollars they are hoping for, but so what?
Am I the only one amused by the “reproductive rights” issue promoted by this lesbian rights group? Strikes me like Vegans for the humane treatment of animals in a slaughterhouse…
Report Post »cookcountypatriot
Posted on July 11, 2012 at 10:08ammaybe they can get andrea mitchell to be thier spokesman…….she looks pro lesbian…and she cant put 2 words together without a teleprompter…perfect fit..
Report Post »GatorSkin
Posted on July 11, 2012 at 10:08amAnd just what are the LESBIAN concerns???? Not getting enough plastic toys????
Report Post »cookcountypatriot
Posted on July 11, 2012 at 10:06amoh my yes..its so important we have pro lesbians,,,,the novice lesbians just cant get it done….what a bunch of crap….these people are insane…..
Report Post »T-2
Posted on July 11, 2012 at 10:34amhow would one try out for the lesbian league…lollipop contest?
Report Post »Fitzzz
Posted on July 11, 2012 at 10:04amIf they spoke up earlier, we would now have Hillary in the White House
Report Post »N37BU6
Posted on July 11, 2012 at 10:02amThese people wouldn’t have any power if ultra social conservatives stopped caring what other consenting adults do in their bedrooms.
This is the one area where conservatives turn into liberals (control freaks).
Report Post »Ruthie3
Posted on July 11, 2012 at 10:12amIf that was all they wanted, fine. You should look into their demands and then decide what their true agenda is. Commies, marxists, socialists, LBG…they’re all like RUST. They never sleep. They just keep erroading away at freedom.
Report Post »N37BU6
Posted on July 11, 2012 at 11:43amNo, commies are using all oppressed (or seemingly oppressed) groups to push through their agenda. Gays are not communist. Some communists are just gay. It’s a huge distinction.
A legitimate push for gay rights – with the commie propaganda cut out – something that CONSERVATIVES could champion – would disarm this whole thing. Imagine conservatives giving LIBERTY to gays… it would be amazing. The libs would hate it, and conservatism could shed all the needless negativity.
The “slippery slope” argument doesn’t hold water either. Just because something can be redefined doesn’t mean humanity is going to sink into insanity and allow people to marry anything they want, any way they want. Allowing one argument doesn’t mean all others are automatically accepted. That’s a ridiculous argument. Look at how big of a movement gay rights has become. Can you imagine one this big for people who want to marry a lamp? And even if someone does want to marry a lamp… who cares? Seriously. Who does it hurt? People like that are going to do their thing regardless.
I just see conservatism losing over and over again because conservatives don’t know how to prioritize, or seize opportunity. TAKE the power back. All you have to do is get over yourself and give people the liberty to live how they want, as long as it doesn’t step on anyone else.
Or just continue forcing all gays to be Democrats… whatever. Cling onto your control issues right to the very end, when you’re defeated.
Report Post »historyguy48
Posted on July 11, 2012 at 10:00amComrades, perhaps if Glee doesn’t work out she will go into something more lucrative, like porn.
Report Post »MBA
Posted on July 11, 2012 at 10:00amlesbianism is not a “women’s” issue it is a personal issue. That is why the ERA amendment lost–the focus was taken off of true discrimenatory issues for ALL women and focused on lesbian s*x issues. Guess what folks–no one cares–keep your s*x life private like a normal person. This is why I did not watch glee anymore–it’s dull, boring, and talks about crap just like out touch politicians.
Report Post »JoeKing
Posted on July 11, 2012 at 9:59amWhat does reproductive freedom mean?
Report Post »CMDR6
Posted on July 11, 2012 at 10:33amWhat we think it means is being free to do what ones individual choice is……what these POSs think is that their choice should be free, meaning PAID for by us.
Report Post »Why can’t they understand that freedom is not free? Freedom comes with a cost and a responsibility, which both seem to be lost on these “people”. CRAZY……I just want my country back.
Hanner
Posted on July 11, 2012 at 10:41amThey don’t know, because just like mules, LESBIANS AND H0M0S CANT REPRODUCE. Poor mules are sterile so at least they have an excuse.
Report Post »mitchrx7
Posted on July 11, 2012 at 1:30pmI think I saw something about this in the movie “The life of Brian” during the meeting scene. The man says “I want to have babies!” That would only be fair and equal.
Report Post »Stu D. Baker-Hawk
Posted on July 11, 2012 at 9:58amI find it difficult to watch anything with Jane Lynch in it these days. She’s a one-trick pony who relies on one acting style and one acting style only. It’s grown a bit thin.
Report Post »Tri-ox
Posted on July 11, 2012 at 9:58amHow about supporting pro-America political candidates with a “servant’s heart” for a change?
Report Post »TSUNAMI-22
Posted on July 11, 2012 at 9:58amHey look, it’s the “****-buddy“ manager chick from the ”40 year old virgin”.
~Hurl~
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