Tuesday, December 02, 2014

Goodbye -- and Thanks -- Congressman Waxman


Great sendoff to LGBT ally Rep. Henry Waxman, written by my friend Jim Key: 
The same year Richard Nixon left Washington in disgrace, the man who would become one of the LGBT community's most respected heroes was moving to D.C. That's when 34-year-old Henry Waxman was sworn in as the congressman representing parts of Los Angeles County, including West Hollywood. Forty years later, and now just weeks from retirement, Congressman Waxman -- Vice Chair of the Congressional LGBT Equality Caucus -- is leaving the halls of the U.S. Capital having helped to save the lives of thousands of people with HIV and to make the entire country a much better place for LGBT people. 
 Keep reading HERE.

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