This diary is cross-posted to my blog, where you'll find a number good comments and suggestions about HRC and their leadership.
I looked around the web today for a listing of all the folks who've called for Joe Solmonese to step down as executive director of the Human Rights Campaign, for various and sundry reasons, and could find no such listing. Let's get one started, small as it may be at this point, just to keep track of the names of gays and others who want Solmonese to go.
The folks on the list have their own motivations for wanting Solmonese's resignation, and some also recognize it will take much more than him leaving for HRC to genuinely evolve and improve.
My personal view is that the top slate of HRC executives and the board of directors need to also step down. Heck, why stop there, I really want the group to just disband and stop its damage to the gay community. Their building can be used to house convicted lobbyists and other white-collar criminals.
If you know of others who've called for Solmonese to leave HRC, send me the URL to where that info is posted. Or if you want to add your name to this list, lemme know, and be sure to include your city or state.
The list of who's publicly called for Solmonese to resign:
Andres Almeida: Co-founder, godlovespoetry.com
Ethan August: Gay comedian, Palo Alto
Paul Barwick: Plaintiff, 1971 gay marriage lawsuit, SF
Dustin Lance Black: Liberal writer, Los Angeles
B. Daniel Blatt: Conservative pundit, California
Paul Brown: Gay businessman, San Francisco
J. Todd Fernandez: Gay activist, New York City
Rick Garcia: Equality Illinois, Chicago
Jeri Hughes: Transsexual woman, DC
Marc Forrest Kaplan: Activist, North Carolina
Melissa Kleckner: Writer and Straight-ally, Hoboken
Will Kohl: Radical pundit, Ohio
Melanie Nathan: LezGetReal blogger, California
Michael-in-Norfolk: Moderate writer, Virginia
Justan Peterson: Activist, Utah
Michael Petrelis: Radical activist, San Francisco
Robbie at Malcontent: Liberal pundit
Chael Montgomery: Gay reblogger, Iowa
David Phillips: 26 yrs out, 28 yrs w/HIV
Fritz Rathmann: Gay activist, Georgia
Allen Roskoff: Political advocate, New York City
Gregg Simmons: Gay advocate, New York City
Pam Spaulding: Liberal writer, North Carolina
Andrew Sullivan: Conservative blogger, DC
Jennifer White: Community activist
List in formation . . . and comments are welcomed!