Stonewall Democrats#Texas
{{Short description|LGBT caucus within the Democratic Party}}
{{Infobox organization
| name = National Federation of Stonewall Democrats
| formation = January 17, 2025
| logo = National Federation of Stonewall Democrats.png
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| named_after = Stonewall Inn / Stonewall riots / Democratic Party
| predecessor = National Stonewall Democratic Federation
| type = Hybrid PAC
| purpose = To advocate for LGBTQ+ rights, support pro-equality Democratic candidates, strengthen coordination among Stonewall organizations nationwide, and advocate for the LGBTQ+ community within the Democratic National Committee and the Democratic Party.
| leader_title = President
| leader_name = Jeremy J. Comeau
| leader_title2 = Vice President
| leader_name2 = Kristen Browde
| leader_title3 = Clerk
| leader_name3 = Robert Vargas III
| leader_title4 = Treasurer
| leader_name4 = Renay Grace Rodriguez
| main_organ = Executive Council and Board of Governors
| website = [https://www.nationalstonewall.com Official website]
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| name = Stonewall Democrats
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(Stonewall Democratic Club)
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| purpose = Elect pro-LGBT Democrats in federal, state, and local elections, serve as a bullhorn for LGBT governmental issues, and supply LGBT voters to ballot boxes
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| website = * [http://www.stonewalldemocrats.us/ Stonewall Democrats directory]
- [https://www.nationalstonewall.com/ National Federation homepage]
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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.{{cite web|url=http://www.stonewalldemocrats.us/|title=Stonewall Democrats|website=stonewalldemocrats.us|access-date=15 May 2019}} The caucus primarily operates through individual chapters or political clubs supporting LGBTQ rights and affiliated with the Democratic Party.
History
In 1971, Alice B. Toklas Memorial Democratic Club of San Francisco was the first registered LGBT Democratic club in the nation.{{Cite web|url=http://www.alicebtoklas.org/history-of-alice/|title=History of Alice|access-date=2017-06-01|archive-date=2017-05-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170516225710/http://www.alicebtoklas.org/history-of-alice/|url-status=dead}}
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.{{Cite web|url=http://www.oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/c8sq917v/|title=Finding aid to the Stonewall Democratic Club records, 1975-1995 Coll2013.001|website=www.oac.cdlib.org}}
National Stonewall Democratic Federation
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| predecessor = National Association of Gay and Lesbian Democratic Clubs
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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.{{cite news
|title=Faced with $30K shortfall, National Stonewall Democrats goes 'on hiatus'
|newspaper=DallasVoice
|location=Dallas
|publisher=Voice Publishing Inc.
|date=2013-01-08
|url=http://www.dallasvoice.com/national-stonewall-democrat-hiatus-10136064.html
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}}{{cite news|last1=Lavers|first1=Michael|title=Search Results Story image for "National Stonewall Democrats" from Washington Blade National Stonewall Democrats curtails operations|url=http://www.washingtonblade.com/2013/01/08/national-stonewall-democrats-curtails-operations/|access-date=13 November 2015|publisher=Washington Blade|date=8 January 2013}}
National Federation of Stonewall Democrats
The National Federation of Stonewall Democrats is a nationwide network of LGBTQ+ Democratic organizations dedicated to advocating for LGBTQ+ rights and representation within the Democratic Party. The organization works to support LGBTQ+ candidates, influence party policy, and mobilize LGBTQ+ voters in support of Democratic candidates at all levels of government.
History
The original Stonewall Democrats was founded in 1999 as a national LGBTQ+ political advocacy group affiliated with the Democratic Party. It served as a coalition of local and state-based LGBTQ+ Democratic organizations, working to advance LGBTQ+ rights through Democratic Party structures.
Following a period of inactivity, efforts to revitalize the organization culminated in the formation of the National Federation of Stonewall Democrats in 2025. Unlike its predecessor, the organization was structured as a federation of independent state and local Stonewall Democratic organizations, ensuring regional representation while maintaining national coordination.
On January 17, 2025, the National Federation of Stonewall Democrats was organized by leaders of Stonewall Democratic clubs and caucuses in 21 states in response to the Second presidency of Donald Trump.{{Cite web |title=National Stonewall Launch |url=https://www.nationalstonewall.com/nationalstonewalllaunch |access-date=2025-01-21 |website=Stonewall Democrats |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=2025-01-17 |title=Democrats look to inject fresh energy into the LGBTQ+ movement |url=https://www.politico.com/news/2025/01/17/stonewall-democrats-trans-issues-00198870 |access-date=2025-01-21 |website=POLITICO |language=en}}
The federation's formation has been widely reported, with media outlets highlighting its role in the broader fight for LGBTQ+ rights within the Democratic Party. Politico and LGBTQ Nation covered the organization's renewed efforts in early 2025, emphasizing its focus on addressing transgender issues and advocating for LGBTQ+ representation within Democratic politics.
List of chapters
= Alabama=
;Active
- Alabama Stonewall Democrats
= Arkansas =
;Active
- Stonewall Democratic Caucus of Arkansas
- Young Democrats of Arkansas Stonewall Caucus
= Arizona =
;Active
- Stonewall Democrats of Arizona{{cite web |url=http://stonewalldemsaz.org |title = Stonewall Democrats of Arizona}}
= California =
File:East Bay Stonewall Democratic Club at Oakland Pride 1.jpg
;Active
- Alice B. Toklas LGBT Democratic Club
- Central Valley Stonewall Democratic Club
- Desert Stonewall Democrats
- East Bay Stonewall Democratic Club
- Fresno Stonewall Democrats
- Harvey Milk Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Democratic Club
- Long Beach Lambda Democratic Club
- San Diego Democrats for Equality
- Stonewall Democratic Club
- Stonewall Young Democrats
- Stonewall Democrats Sacramento
- Stonewall Democrats of Tuolumne County
- Stonewall Democrats of Ventura County
- Tulare County Stonewall Democrats{{cite web |url=http://tularestonewalldem.org/ |title = Tulare County Stonewall Democrats – © 2021 ALL Rights Reserved}}
= Colorado =
;Active
- Stonewall Democrats of Colorado
- Jeffco Dems LGBTQ Caucus
- Stonewall Democrats of Pikes Peak
= Delaware =
;Active
- Barbara Gittings Delaware Stonewall Democrats
= Democrats Abroad =
;Active
- LGBT Caucus
= District of Columbia =
;Active
- [https://www.capitalstonewalldemocrats.com/ Capital Stonewall Democrats]
= Florida =
;Active
- Florida LGBTA Democratic Caucus
- Stonewall Democrats of Alachua County
- Capital City GLBTA Democratic Caucus
- Dolphin Democrats
- Freedom Democrats
- Hillsborough County LGBTA Democratic Caucus
- Manatee LGBTA Democratic Caucus
- Rainbow Democratic Club of Orange County
- Stonewall Democrats of Pinellas County
= Georgia =
;Active
- Georgia Stonewall Democrats
= Hawaii =
;Active
- LGBT Caucus of the Democratic Party of Hawai'i
= Iowa =
;Active
- Iowa Democratic Stonewall Caucus
- Linn County Stonewall Democrats
= Idaho =
;Active
- LGBTA Democratic Caucus of Idaho
= Indiana =
;Active
- Indiana Stonewall Democrats
= Kansas =
;Active
- Kansas Democratic LGBT Caucus
= Louisiana =
;Active
- Louisiana Stonewall Democrats
=Maryland=
;Active
- Young Democrats of Maryland LGBT Caucus
= Massachusetts =
;Active
- [https://www.baystatestonewalldems.org/ Bay State Stonewall Democrats]
= Michigan =
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- The LGBT and Allies Caucus of the Michigan Democratic Party
- Stonewall Democrats at the University of Michigan
= Minnesota =
=Missouri =
;Active
- Four Freedoms Democratic Club
- Kansas City Pride Democratic Club
- Stonewall Democrats of Eastern Missouri
=Mississippi=
;Active
- Mississippi Stonewall Democrats
= Montana =
;Active
- Montana Stonewall Democrats
= Nebraska =
;Active
- Nebraska Stonewall Democrats
= Nevada =
;Active
- Stonewall Northern Nevada
- Stonewall Democratic Club of Southern Nevada
= New Hampshire =
;Active
- New Hampshire Stonewall Democrats
= New Jersey =
;Active
- New Jersey Stonewall Democrats
= New York =
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- Stonewall Democratic Club (Stonewall Democrats) of New York City
- Jim Owles Liberal Democratic Club
- Lambda Independent Democrats of Brooklyn
- The Lavender Line Democratic Club of Queens (formerly The Lesbian and Gay Democratic Club of Queens){{cite news |last1=Tracy |first1=Matt |title=Rebranded LGBTQ political club emerges in Queens |url=https://gaycitynews.com/rebranded-lgbtq-political-club-queens |work=Gay City News |access-date=11 May 2023 |date=10 May 2023}}
- Gay & Lesbian Independent Democrats (of New York County)
- GLBT Democrats of Long Island
- Stonewall Democrats of Western New York
- Bronx Rainbow Democratic Coalition
- Hudson Valley Stonewall Democrats {{cite web | url=https://www.lgbtlifewestchester.org/political_groups | title=Politics }}
= North Carolina =
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- LGBT Democrats of North Carolina
- LGBT Democrats of Gaston County
- New Hanover County Democratic Party - Stonewall Democrats
= Ohio =
;Active
- Cleveland Stonewall Democrats{{cite web|url=http://clevelandstonewalldems.org/ |title=Cleveland Stonewall Democrats – The Voice of Greater Cleveland LGBTQIA+ Democrats |publisher=Clevelandstonewalldems.org |date= |accessdate=2022-05-07}}
- Mahoning Valley Stonewall Democrats
- Stonewall Democrats of Central Ohio
- Stonewall Democrats of Summit County
= Oklahoma =
Active
- Oklahoma Stonewall Democrats
= Oregon =
;Active
- [https://dpo.org/caucuses/stonewall-lgbtq-caucus/ Oregon Stonewall Democrats]
= Pennsylvania =
;Active
- Liberty City LGBT Democratic Club
- Steel City Stonewall Democrats
- Capital Region Stonewall Democrats
=South Carolina=
;Inactive
- South Carolina Stonewall Democrats
=Tennessee=
;Inactive
- Tennessee Stonewall Democratic Caucus
= Texas =
;Active
- Texas Stonewall Democrats
- East Texas Stonewall Democrats
- Houston Area Stonewall Democrats
- Houston Stonewall Young Democrats
- Stonewall Democrats Denton County
- Stonewall Democrats of Austin
- Stonewall Democrats Central Texas
- Stonewall Democrats of Dallas
- Dallas Stonewall Young Democrats
- Stonewall Democrats of Lubbock
- Stonewall Democrats of San Antonio
- Stonewall Democrats-Rio Grande Valley
- Stonewall Democrats Tarrant County
- Texas Young Democrats Stonewall Caucus
- Bastrop County Stonewall Democrats
- Chisholm Trail Stonewall Democrats of Johnson County
= Utah =
;Active
= Virginia =
;Active
- LGBT Democrats of Virginia
=Washington =
;Active
- Washington State Stonewall Caucus Democratshttps://www.stonewalldems.u {{Dead link|date=March 2022}}
- Clark County Stonewall Caucus Democrats
=Wisconsin=
;Inactive
- WI Stonewall Democrats
See also
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References
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