The Gay Place and Chronic are proud as peacocks to welcome Special Guest Blogger Steve Rivas to the team to cover and convey his personal journey to and through the Democratic National Convention in Denver this week. Steve is delegate from our own Texas Senate District 14 and is one of the history-making 365 (or so) openly gay delegates to attend the national convention.
As you may or may not know, delegates were voted to the national convention by our own state convention this past June. I was honored to be present that late, late night at the Hilton downtown and to be part of the vote that sent Steve to Denver. Now, “sent” is a purely figurative term in this case. Delegates pay their own way. After being elected as representatives from their state, they have less than two months to raise the necessary dough to take off work and get themselves to Denver. Check out Steve’s web page. There is an easy link to make donations to him on this public service quest, should you feel so generously inclined.
We are eager to hear the word from the trail.
This article appears in August 22 • 2008.