Stonewall Democrats

Stonewall Democrats, also known in some states as LGBT Democrats, is a caucus within the Democratic Party that advocates for issues that are relevant to LGBT Americans.[1] The caucus primarily operates through individual chapters supporting LGBT rights and affiliated with the Democratic Party.

Stonewall Democrats
Named afterStonewall Inn / Stonewall riots
Democratic Party
Motto"The National Directory of LGBT Democrats"
Formation1971 (1971)
(Alice B. Toklas Memorial Democratic Club) 1975 (1975)
(Stonewall Democratic Club)
TypeLGBT political organization
Legal statusActive
PurposeElect pro-LGBT Democrats in federal, state, and local elections, serve as a bullhorn for LGBT governmental issues, and supply LGBT voters to ballot boxes
Location
WebsiteStonewall Democrats homepage

History

In 1971, Alice B. Toklas Memorial Democratic Club of San Francisco was the first registered LGBT Democratic club in the nation.[2]

In 1975, the Stonewall Democratic Club was established in Los Angeles, California, the first 'Stonewall Democratic Club' in the country established for LGBT individuals and straight allies committed to achieving equality for all and to advancing progressive and feminist values through the Democratic Party.[3]

National Stonewall Democratic Federation
National Stonewall Democratic Federation
Building where National Stonewall Democratic Federation was housed in the Logan Circle area of Washington, D.C.
Named afterStonewall Inn / Stonewall riots
Democratic Party
Motto"The National Voice of LGBT Democrats"
PredecessorNational Association of Gay and Lesbian Democratic Clubs
SuccessorLGBT Democrats
FormationMay 1998 (1998-05)
DissolvedJanuary 1, 2013 (2013-01-01)
TypeLGBT PAC
Legal statusSuspended
PurposeGrassroots network connecting LGBT Democratic activists
Location
WebsiteNational Stonewall Democratic Federation homepage archive

The National Stonewall Democratic Federation was a national organization of LGBT Democratic clubs and individuals. It was founded on May 8–10, 1998, in Kansas City, Missouri. On January 1, 2013, National Stonewall Democratic Federation suspended operations due to a financial deficit of $30,000.[4][5]

List of chapters

Alabama
Active
  1. Alabama Stonewall Democrats

Arkansas
Active
  1. Stonewall Democratic Caucus of Arkansas
    1. Young Democrats of Arkansas Stonewall Caucus

Arizona
Active
  1. Stonewall Democrats of Arizona

California
Active
  1. Alice B. Toklas LGBT Democratic Club
  2. Central Valley Stonewall Democratic Club
  3. Desert Stonewall Democrats
  4. East Bay Stonewall Democratic Club
  5. Fresno Stonewall Democrats
  6. Harvey Milk Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Democratic Club
  7. Long Beach Lambda Democratic Club
  8. San Diego Democrats for Equality
  9. Stonewall Democratic Club
    1. Stonewall Young Democrats
  10. Stonewall Democrats Sacramento
  11. Stonewall Democrats of Tuolumne County
  12. Stonewall Democrats of Ventura County
  13. Tulare County Stonewall Democrats

Colorado
Active
  1. Stonewall Democrats of Colorado
    1. Jeffco Dems LGBTQ Caucus
    2. Stonewall Democrats of Pikes Peak

Delaware
Active
  1. Barbara Gittings Delaware Stonewall Democrats

Democrats Abroad
Active
  1. LGBT Caucus

District of Columbia
Active
  1. Gertrude Stein Democratic Club DC

Florida
Active
  1. Florida LGBTA Democratic Caucus
    1. Stonewall Democrats of Alachua County
    2. Capital City GLBTA Democratic Caucus
    3. Dolphin Democrats
    4. Freedom Democrats
    5. Hillsborough County LGBTA Democratic Caucus
    6. Manatee LGBTA Democratic Caucus
    7. Rainbow Democratic Club of Orange County
    8. Stonewall Democrats of Pinellas County

Georgia
Active
  1. Georgia Stonewall Democrats

Hawaii
Active
  1. LGBT Caucus of the Democratic Party of Hawai'i

Iowa
Active
  1. Iowa Democratic Stonewall Caucus
    1. Linn County Stonewall Democrats

Idaho
Active
  1. LGBTA Democratic Caucus of Idaho

Indiana
Active
  1. Indiana Stonewall Democrats

Kansas
Active
  1. Kansas Democratic LGBT Caucus

Louisiana
Active
  1. Louisiana Stonewall Democrats

Maryland
Active
  1. Young Democrats of Maryland LGBT Caucus

Massachusetts
Active
  1. Bay State Stonewall Democrats

Michigan
Active
  1. The LGBT and Allies Caucus of the Michigan Democratic Party
    1. Stonewall Democrats at the University of Michigan

Minnesota
Active
  1. Stonewall DFL

Missouri
Active
  1. Four Freedoms Democratic Club
  2. Kansas City Pride Democratic Club
  3. Stonewall Democrats of Eastern Missouri

Mississippi
Active
  1. Mississippi Stonewall Democrats

Montana
Active
  1. Montana Stonewall Democrats

Nebraska
Active
  1. Nebraska Stonewall Democrats

Nevada
Active
  1. Stonewall Northern Nevada
  2. Stonewall Democratic Club of Southern Nevada

New Hampshire
Active
  1. New Hampshire Stonewall Democrats

New Jersey
Active
  1. New Jersey Stonewall Democrats

New York
Active
  1. Stonewall Democratic Club (Stonewall Democrats) of New York City
  2. Jim Owles Liberal Democratic Club
  3. Lambda Independent Democrats of Brooklyn
  4. Lesbian and Gay Democratic Club of Queens
  5. Gay & Lesbian Independent Democrats (of New York County)
  6. GLBT Democrats of Long Island
  7. Stonewall Democrats of Western New York
  8. Bronx Rainbow Democratic Coalition

North Carolina
Active
  1. LGBT Democrats of North Carolina
  2. LGBT Democrats of Gaston County
  3. New Hanover County Democratic Party - Stonewall Democrats

Ohio
Active
  1. Cleveland Stonewall Democrats
  2. Mahoning Valley Stonewall Democrats
  3. Stonewall Democrats of Central Ohio
  4. Stonewall Democrats of Summit County

Oklahoma

Active

  1. Oklahoma Stonewall Democrats

Pennsylvania
Active
  1. Liberty City LGBT Democratic Club
  2. Steel City Stonewall Democrats
  3. Capital Region Stonewall Democrats

South Carolina
Inactive
  1. South Carolina Stonewall Democrats

Tennessee
Inactive
  1. Tennessee Stonewall Democratic Caucus

Texas
Active
  1. Texas Stonewall Democrats
    1. East Texas Stonewall Democrats
    2. Houston Area Stonewall Democrats
      1. Houston Stonewall Young Democrats
    3. Stonewall Democrats Denton County
    4. Stonewall Democrats of Austin
    5. Stonewall Democrats Central Texas
    6. Stonewall Democrats of Dallas
      1. Dallas Stonewall Young Democrats
    7. Stonewall Democrats of Lubbock
    8. Stonewall Democrats of San Antonio
    9. Stonewall Democrats-Rio Grande Valley
    10. Stonewall Democrats Tarrant County
    11. Texas Young Democrats Stonewall Caucus
    12. Bastrop County Stonewall Democrats
    13. Chisholm Trail Stonewall Democrats of Johnson County

Utah
Active
  1. Stonewall Democrats Utah

Virginia
Active
  1. LGBT Democrats of Virginia

Washington
Active
  1. Washington State Stonewall Caucus Democrats
  1. Clark County Stonewall Caucus Democrats

Wisconsin
Inactive
  1. WI Stonewall Democrats

See also

References
  1. "Stonewall Democrats". stonewalldemocrats.us. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
  2. History of Alice
  3. Finding aid to the Stonewall Democratic Club records, 1975-1995 Coll2013.001
  4. "Faced with $30K shortfall, National Stonewall Democrats goes 'on hiatus'". DallasVoice. Dallas: Voice Publishing Inc. 2013-01-08. Retrieved 2012-01-09.
  5. Lavers, Michael (8 January 2013). "Search Results Story image for "National Stonewall Democrats" from Washington Blade National Stonewall Democrats curtails operations". Washington Blade. Retrieved 13 November 2015.
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