HRC chooses sides.Ron Strouse, an openly gay man from Pennsylvania running for Congress, was a little upset when the gay group Human Rights Campaign decided to honor his opponent, GOP incumbent representative Jim Greenwood, with a party during the Republican National Convention. Strouse acknowledges that Greenwood has maintained a good voting record on gay issues "for a Republican," but he said an 82% favorable fa·vor·a·ble adj. 1. Advantageous; helpful: favorable winds. 2. Encouraging; propitious: a favorable diagnosis. 3. rating on HRC's last report card leaves room for improvement. "To transfer that into calling him an ally is, I think, a quantum leap quantum leap n. An abrupt change or step, especially in method, information, or knowledge: "War was going to take a quantum leap; it would never be the same" Garry Wills. , and in some ways it does a disservice dis·ser·vice n. A harmful action; an injury. disservice Noun a harmful action Noun 1. to those of us who really work on these issues a great deal more," Strouse said. HRC HRC Human Rights Campaign HRC Human Rights Council (UN) HRC Human Rights Commission HRC Hard Rock Cafe HRC Hillary Rodham Clinton (democratic senator/presidential candidate; former first lady) , which was lambasted in 1998 when it endorsed New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of Republican senator Alfonse D'Amato over Democrat Charles Schumer, said it will continue to support Republicans who defy their conservative leadership on gay issues. "Greenwood has a very solid record of supporting the gay and lesbian community," said HRC political director Winnie Stachelberg. "Like many members of Congress--both Democrat and Republican--he is not perfect, but we feel ... he's been a strong ally." |
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