Man on the move
A conversation with Stonewall Democrats of Dallas President Todd Hill-Jones
In a recent interview, Stonewall Democrats of Dallas President Todd Hill-Jones talked about his election as Stonewall president and the political landscape for the LGBTQ plus community. In addition to his new role with Stonewall Hill-Jones has done work with public policy and political affairs committees, too. His background includes experience with The Urban Institute in the Housing Finance Policy Center; founding and running a political action committee and volunteering with, managing and consulting on political campaigns at all levels of government from, city councils to presidential elections.
Inauguration Day is coming; should we be concerned about violence?
Jan 18, 2021 | 3
Trump has finally conceded. Yet, many citizens are still nervous about the insurrection on Jan. 6, caused by IMPOTUS himself and the possibility of another attack on Jan. 20, Inauguration Day for President-elect Joe Biden. Especially in the LGBTQ community here in North Texas, we have uniquely steep concerns about security on this historic day.
I had a chance to speak with one of my lovely, dear friends, Claudia Saucedo, and a couple of her friends who are also LGBTQ. Claudia and her roomate, an adorable young man named Kevin, and her charming friend Angel are all nervous about Inauguration Day. As we discussed the details of their anxiety, Claudia made it clear they are anxious because, she said, “Trump supporters are sore losers. They already created a disaster at the Capitol. I’m scared that they will attempt to assasinate Biden before he even becomes inaugurated.
Leading Texas’ largest Democratic club
Dec 11, 2020 |
DAVID TAFFET | Senior Staff Writer
“I had no clue,” he said. But then president Lee Daugherty “did a good job preparing me.”
Vance credits Dougherty for grooming him to take over as president of what is the largest Democratic club in Texas, the largest Stonewall organization in the country and one of the largest LGBTQ organizations in Dallas and the state.
Upon becoming president, Vance knew he was up for a challenge. But, he thought, “This is going to be fun.”
What he wasn’t expecting was his new position to become a daily job. He was surprised at how much behind-the-scenes work it involved how many meetings with leaders of other organizations, how many media requests he’d get for comments, how much time would be required.