Historic San Francisco LGBT group takes a pass on endorsing gay-marriage trailblazer Gavin Newsom

[TexasTowelie]

Gubernatorial candidate Gavin Newsom’s first campaign ad touts his “courage” for marrying same-sex couples in San Francisco 14 years ago, a move that bucked state law and catapulted the former San Francisco mayor into national headlines.

But closer to home, the nation’s historic first LGBT Democratic club has voted “no endorsement” for the June gubernatorial primary, leaving the slick-haired trailblazer out in the cold.

The Alice B. Toklas LGBT Democratic Club announced its endorsements Tuesday, and backed the potential first gay mayor of San Francisco, Mark Leno, as well as gay supervisorial candidate Rafael Mandelman — the latter in itself being a unique endorsement, as the center-leaning Democratic club rarely backs “lefty” progressives.

As to why the club did not endorse Newsom, “we don’t ask members why they vote one way or the other,” club co-presidents Gina Simi and Eric Lukoff wrote to me in a statement.

Read more: http://www.sfexaminer.com/historic-san-francisco-lgbt-group-takes-pass-endorsing-gay-marriage-trailblazer-gavin-newsom/

[TeamPooka]

1. The group is ceding its influence in a year that matters most electorally.