About Us


Welcome from the President, Stephanie Loftin:

Stephanie Loftin""These last two years as President of Lambda Democratic Club have been great, but it is time to pass the torch to someone new. If you are interested in serving on the board, be sure to come to our December general meeting at the Paradise and don't be shy about your intentions! There are hotly contested races for Long Beach April 7, 2010, odd numbered districts, with openly gay candidates in the mix.

There are many issues to be decided at the Federal level, not the least of which are whether gays and lesbians may serve openly in the armed forces, and the repeal of DOMA. It has been a great year in Long Beach, and we are happy to celebrate the recent Equal Benefits Ordinance authored by Long Beach Lambda member and City Council Member Robert Garcia. I especially want to encourage any youth who are ready to step up and get involved, your creative energy and ideas will keep our cause fresh.

Eternal vigilence is the price of a democracy, let's be awake when 2010 arrives."

A. Stephanie Loftin, President
Long Beach Lambda Democratic Club.

Our Holiday Party is Sunday, December 13, 2009 at the Paradise from 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. There will also be a general meeting. We are going to vote on a change of bylaws. Please join us! Click Here for more information

2009 Board Members:

  • Cory Allen, Vice President
  • Mark Hague, Secretary
  • Jim Hansbry, Treasurer
  • George Parmer, Member at Large
  • David Newell, Member at Large
  • Jeff Price, Member at Large
  • David Hensley, Parliamentarian

Standing Committees:

  • Reba Birmingham, Human Rights Banquet Chair
  • Mark Hague, Rules & Bylaws Committee Chair
  • George Parmer, Membership Chair
  • Denise Penn, PAC Committee Chair

Robert Hildebrandt, Immediate Past President

Cory Allen, Long Beach Lambda Democratic Youth Division (18-35 years old)

Board Meetings are held the first Wednesday of each month, usually at the President's house. Please email or call to confirm if you would like to attend. General Meetings are at least Quarterly . Our next General Meeting is July 22, 2009.

Mission Statement

Long Beach Lambda Democratic Club was formed as a Democratic Club under the guidelines and affiliation of the California Democratic Party and the California Democratic Council with the purpose of furthering the human and civil rights of all minorities, especially those of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgendered people.

History

Long Beach Lambda Democratic Club was started in late 1977 in response to the Briggs Initiative, an anti-gay-and-lesbian initiative to bar gay and lesbian teachers from the classroom. After Briggs was defeated, the club continued as a political voice for the community, recognized by both the California Democratic Party and the California Democratic Council, and soon after its inception received the award for the largest growing club in California. Over the years, the club's work in campaigns made its endorsement a sought-after asset. We strive to continue to be a voice not only for gay and lesbian, bisexual and transgendered individuals, but also as a proponent of human and civil rights for all minorities and an advocate for progressive issues.

Bylaws

Download the Bylaws of the Long Beach Lambda Democratic Club (Adobe Acrobat Format)


We Support:

The candidates, elected officials and organizations who are working in California and across the United States to ensure Equality For All.

Help us support those in office and seeking office to Ensure Equalty For All.

Equality California is fighting tirelessly to ensure all Californians have the right to marry.
Equality California
Their web site has up to date news and valuable resources to help all concerned people to join in fight for basic human rights for all GLBT persons. Be sure to visit Equality California web site today.

Equality California web site.

In a 6 to 1 decision, the California Supreme Court upheld Proposition 8, the ballot measure that eliminated the right of same sex couples to marry. At the same time, the court unanimously ruled that the more than 18,000 marriages that took place between June 16 and November 4, 2008 continue to be fully valid and recognized by the state of California. The decision reaffirmed the Court’s prior holding that sexual orientation is subject to the highest level of protection under the California Constitution..

National Center For Lesbian Rights
"The decision is a terrible blow to the thousands of Californians who woke up this morning hoping and praying their status as equal citizens of this state would be restored. The court's decision has crushed those hopes and made it painfully clear that we must go back to the voters to restore equality. The majority opinion upheld prop 8 only through tortured logic that ignored its prior recognition that same sex couples and their children are entitled to full equality under the law. No group should have its right to equality put up for a majority vote. And yet that is what the Court permitted in its decision today. That holding has set a dangerous precedent that endangers the most basic principle of our democracy the right to equal protection of the laws. As Justice Moreno wrote in his dissent, “denying gays and lesbians the right to marry, by wrenching minority rights away from judicial protection and subjecting them instead to a majority vote, attacks the very core of the equal protection principle." - Shannon P. Minter, Legal Director of the National Center for Lesbian Rights (NCLR).

National Center For Lesbian Rights.