How Gay Activism Shapes U.S. Politics
http://www.cbn.com/CBNnews/361991.aspx
This is an interesting article:
Here's a few paragraph points in brief:
You probably haven't heard the name
Tim Gill. And that's just the way he wants it.
Carrie Earll, Senior Director of Issues Analysis for Focus on the Family explains, "Tim Gill is stealth. He's under the radar. When he goes after a candidate he doesn't make homosexuality the issue. He picks something else because he knows the issue of homosexuality is still risky among the electorate."
A Colorado native, Gill still calls Denver home. He made his millions in the 80s and 90s as the founder of the publishing software giant Quark.
But in 2000, he moved to full-time philanthropy.
Gill favors giving to main-stream charities like the Denver Aquarium. He ties the money to so-called "non-discrimination" policies and establishes himself as a community pillar.
But it's in the area of politics where his giving is starting to get the most attention.
Earll says, "His strategy is to go after the young, up-and-coming conservative, to knock them out early and to send a message of intimidation and fear to other conservatives."
The 'Gill Factor' in Action
One of Gill's 2004 targets was Ray Martinez of Fort Collins, Colorado.
As the three-time Republican mayor of this Republican leaning area, Martinez thought he had a great shot at winning a state senate seat. Martinez told CBN News "the odds looked very good. The polling we saw was very favorable."
But in the last few weeks of the campaign, Martinez got hit with an avalanche of media attacking his personal character and pro-life stance.
"We didn't know who was funding it," Martinez said. "We heard rumors of their names, but we could never find their names and we couldn't expose those because they were buried in a barrage of paperwork."
Martinez had raised over $300,000 - more than enough he thought to win Fort Collins. But several published reports show Gill and various associates had poured close to $1 million into the race through '527' political organizations.
By taking out Martinez and other Republicans, Gill helped Democrats seize control of Colorado's statehouse for the first time in 30 years.
The result? A slew of gay-friendly laws that redefine the family in Colorado.
Out of the Closet
Today, Gill's no secret in the gay world. Out magazine just named him the fifth most influential gay in the country.
But Gill, his spokesperson, and big-time gay rights organizations all refused requests from CBN News to talk about Gill.
Perhaps it's because Gill fears the spotlight could hurt his current plans.
Gill did tell Atlantic Monthly that he has an even "larger target list in 2008."
CBN News found that the New York statehouse is one of those targets.
Last fall, according to the New York Attorney General's office, Gill gave $50,000 to the New York State Democratic Senate Campaign Committee.
Jason McGuire, a lobbyist with the New Yorker's Family Research Foundation, is well aware of Gill. He notes, "a few thousand dollars in a state race can make a huge difference."
Why did Gill pick New York? For starters, the Empire state teeters on the brink of legalizing same-sex marriage. The state assembly has already passed a bill and lawmakers agree: If Democrats can pick up one more Senate seat and take control of that chamber - same-sex marriage will pass.
McGuire says of Gill, "as far as his strategy, I think it's brilliant. He rightly recognizes that many of the battles are being fought at the state level and so by trying to tip just a few races at the state level he can make a huge impact."
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See what's going on in politics?
-- they're gonna fire you anyway. They're gonna string you up on the gay tree and linch you as an Ex-Sample to anyone else 'Black' in Hollywood, who even dare tries to oppose or offend them. Then what? 
erplexed
He KNOWS that God is his source, not gays nor anyone else.
I can hear it now... 'Hey That's Shimmie' O M G... She's White!
...love you, girlie! Thank you 
Please bear with me.
) to place guilt upon citizens and on the other hand, pressure upon lobbyists and delegates and senators, and governors, and mayors AND the President.