Pathetic. This woman has balls (or should I say ovaries) to try to intimidate members of the press (and gay ones, at that). You go Knaff — give them HELL!

I did not know that Gary Coleman was in politics???

That is not Gary Coleman, Gary is better looking. This drag queen is a mean spirited witch with a broom up her backside.

She will probably be appointed to a big post if male democratic candidate gets elected.

Hey, this Pentacostal Minister the Chair of the Democratic National Convention in Denver!! Dean needs to have her removed immediately.

DenverGirl,
That can't happen. They are stuck with her. You think removing a gay man created havoc, just try to remove a black woman pentacostal speaking in tongues with lawyers. She is there for life, and will end up running the DNC "through the lord". Burning us "faggots" as the devil.

Once we have a black guy in power we will be able to take over from all the whites who have been holding us down. I give any black politian credit and cannot wait until we -iz-in-da-howz…Watch-out white folks

You know what's "pathetic" Gregg? What’s pathetic are ignorant, bigoted and hurtful comments posted about a woman that I doubt any of you know. I am amazed by the hypocrisy and cattiness of the individuals posting these comments. I can personally attest to the fact that Leah has treated everyone at the DNC with fairness, dignity and respect. I thought we, the LGBT community, wanted to be treated with fairness and dignity, but yet it's ok for us to attack others based on appearances and their religious beliefs? These comments are simply saddening. I hope that others who read these disrespectful and ignorant comments won’t view them as a reflection on the LGBT community as a whole.

Maseey – I agree with you and some of your comments to Gregg. Bigoted comments and and assumptions based on one's looks should not be considered in these sorts of actions. I do not condone what this lady did, the course she took with the lawyers bullying a LGBT news agency, or her lack of support of the LGBT community in general, but as for looks, religion and bigotry = not cool.

Massey you have such good points. Atually studies done from 1991-2005 have shown a steady DECREASE (35% decrease from the period of time of 1986-1991 which has the highest numbers of teen pregnancies) in teen pregnancies for girls ages 15-19 and the largest decline by race was for black teenagers (48% decrease from 1991-2006). These declines Black and are more likely to become teen moms than other races.

I agree that no matter what, race should not be part of this debate. As far as people citing that black girls keep having babies to get welfare I disagree,in some states a girl can only receive $285 a month for the first child and $65 a month for every other child. You can only get money benefits for a total of 63 months in your lifetime. Also the majority of black women on welfare in are married or divorced adults and not teens because if they live with their parents the state counts their parents income.

You must agree that people are not educating their children soon enough about sex and STDs — in all races, not just in the black community. One must wonder if that will even stop teens from having unprotected sex. The majority of time it apparent that girls of all races think that pregnancy cannot happen to them. Even my friend Shandede (I changed her name for purpose of privacy) who had no clue that she was pregnant and had an abortion in her panty-hose at our local dance club, was unaware do the incredible opportunities to learn more about birth control out there. All parents, not just those of black children who still have parents at home, need to start EARLY in teaching their kids about respecting themselves and their bodies, and about their futures and how to best achieve their goals. They need to warn their kids about the obstacles they can avoid like teen pregnancy & drugs, like in the show the WIRE when the black are selling drugs, way before they're sexually active, this needs to take place in grade school todays kids are exposed to so much sexual content they're way more sophisticated about it then when we were young. But if any girl, black or not, gets raped by her father, she should be able to have an abortion and not try to put a hanger in her uterus and cause a self inflicted abortion.

Again, thanks Massey! You are SO right.

Amen! Your clear and accurate pearl of wisdom speak to all of us.

She loves the LGBT community — have you read the emails she authored about gay press?

Also regarding your comments re: Claire Lucas. She has always been a strong supporter and advocate for the LGBT community in DC and around the country. She has dedicated much time, energy and personal resources for the betterment of LGBT movement and electing Democrats. Apparently, as court documents state, she is willing to testify as long as the questions center on the case. That sounds pretty fair to me. Instead of demonizing her, we should be applauding all she has done to make this country a better place for LGBT Americans.

Religon should always be under scrutiny, especially if we are to maintain a democracy and not lead to a theocracy. A theocratic government has a leader spouting that "their" God and bible is the law of the land, not the people. John Ashcroft another example of "Pentacostal".

BLKINTHECITY
I am for Obama, but he does not have your controlling view. Afterall, blacks only make up 12.8 percent of the USA population, not 50/50 as you radicals may like to impress on everyone.

Charley – you have a point. But as President, no matter what color your skin – you are the leader of the entire county — the ultimate trump card.

Democrats are suppose to be on the same side, can't everyone just get along?

The voice of reason does prevail within a majority of these postings. However, the ugly, divisive, racist remarks deserved to be ignored as they stem from poor parenting and an inferior gene pool.

The leadership of the DNC and that of Ms. Daughtery are above reproach.

A friendly, heartfelt suggestion to all the "haters" on this posting – get some therapy and work through your "Mommy and Daddy" issues and stop using Howard and Leah as your surrogates.

The voice of reason does prevail within a majority of these postings. However, the ugly, divisive, racist remarks deserved to be ignored as they stem from poor parenting and an inferior gene pool.

The leadership of the DNC and that of Ms. Daughtery are above reproach.

A friendly, heartfelt suggestion to all the "haters" on this posting – get some therapy and work through your "Mommy and Daddy" issues and stop using Howard and Leah as your surrogates.

Daughtry, a pentecostal cult leader mired in superstition and ignorance CANNOT avoid being a bigot. The fact that Daughtry’s freely chosen her unwholesome and perverse lifestyle and that she’s ALLOWED to play a leading role in the Democratic Party is further confirmation that in spite of their claims to the contrary, the Democratic Party is a cesspool of bigotry no better and no worse than the Republicans.

The actions of the Democratic (sic) ‘leadership’ establishes that beyond doubt. Obama panders to bigots. Billary Clinton plays the 'race' card and the muslim card. Barney guts ENDA. They combine to trash can our hate crimes bill and then hypocritically condemn the murders of our youth. They refuse to end DADT and DOMA. Diane Feinstein makes sure that gay bashers get appointed to the federal judiciary and as Attorney General.

People in the GLBT community who support that party have a lot to answer for.

Bill, Bill, Bill…rage, anger and emotional vomit are so unattractive. Clearly all you see is RED! – as do the rest of your bitter sister's responding to this post.

But I do give credit where credit is due..the RNC couldn't find a better PR man than you! Regards, H'MO

H'mo insipidus – Try to stay on topic. The topic is the diehard bigotry of the leaders of the Democratic Party, and the predisposition of ignorant and superstitious people to be bigots.

What’s bitter is not our comments but what your beloved but self-righteous Democrats are doing to us. "Obama panders to bigots. Billary Clinton plays the ‘race’ card and the muslim card. Barney guts ENDA. They combine to trash can our hate crimes bill and then hypocritically condemn the murders of our youth. They refuse to end DADT and DOMA. Diane Feinstein makes sure that gay bashers get appointed to the federal judiciary and as Attorney General." They’re indistinguishable from Republicans.

The attempt to substitute piss ant name-calling for political discussion is something we’d expect from Pat Robertson, Leah Daughtry, Billy James Hargis and well… you.

Bill…before you continue to make these baseless accusations, can you please give some examples of how Rev. Daughtry's religious beliefs have affected the DNC and the Party? Because I can gaurantee you that the list of ways she has been supportive of the LGBT community, and how she has helped highlight the important role of the LGBT community in the political process, will be far more exhaustive than your list.

Massey's got a fat assy. That is so funny, don't ya think? Chill out everyone – she is just a person and so are we. Let the court decide the legal stuff and the masses the other. Stop fighting. We shall all over come when we get a regime that is friendly in 'da house!
PEACE.

GoGirl…my assy is just perfect. :) Actually, I just don't like people making accusations and bigoted comments without backing them up. That's all.

Massey77 – it's not just the individual, it the party that’s bigoted. Although I want to ask again how a pentecostal minister, some one who chose the same path of ignorance and superstition as Pat Robertson and Jimmy Swaggart, and who thinks we should burn for our sins can be expected to be gay friendly.

And specifically to your question, from the introductory post by Queerty "You all recall that former staffer Donald Hitchcock filed a suit after DNC officials fired him soon after Hitchcock’s boyfriend wrote a critical open letter about the organization, which he claims treated him unfairly for being gay." Did Leah Daughtry approve that firing? Is it DNC policy to punish honest GLBT activists who dare to criticize Democratic Party bigotry? Did Barney Frank do the same during the ENDA debate by whipping up a furor of bigotry against transgendered folk and others who opposed his gutting of ENDA? Is Hillary playing the race car and the muslim card? Does Obama pander to bigots? Does all that spell BIGOTRY? It’s up to you to prove that critics of your party are wrong. Prove that Frank didn’t gut ENDA and Feinstein didn’t FIGHT to put bigots in the federal judiciary to pander to bigots. Prove that Clinton doesn’t use the race card and the mulsim card to smear Obama. Prove they didn’t trash our agenda so the Republicans wouldn't have wedge issues. And prove it based on laws passed and vetoes overridden, not on utterly worthless campaign promises. Prove it. Let's see your list.

With Democrats like you, Frank, Pelosi, Feinstein, Daughtry, Obama and Billery who needs Republicans?

What’s pathetic are ignorant, bigoted and hurtful comments posted about a woman that I doubt any of you know

Ah, but you're wrong.

The Bible that Ms. Daughtry likes to thump says "By their fruits shall ye know them."

The rotten, stinking fruit of homophobia and intimidation of the press through aggressive threats of litigation are well-known, and well-documented.

We need know little else.

prove it based on laws passed and vetoes overridden

That's just unreasonable!

Democrats should be able to slide by on a couple of mealy-mouthed cliches! That shows true political courage worthy of millions of gay votes and hundreds of millions of dollars in LGBT political donations over the last several years!

Return on investment is such a right-wing notion anyway. Democrats deserve our support out of charity, and we should be grateful they deign to accept our icky queer dollars and ballots.