Jim Neal is a political activist and the second openly gay candidate for the Senate in history.

North America

Mayor Pete: Quit Scapegoating African-American Voters

Gay candidates are welcomed when they engage with voters — I was

October 28, 2019 • by Jim Neal

Whereas Buttigieg is the second openly gay candidate for the presidency in US history (after Fred Karger in 2012) I was the second openly gay candidate for the Senate in US history (after Ed Flanagan in 2000). Prior to 2007, I had never run for elective office: my political experience had principally been as a ...

Trump year 1

December 5, 2017 • by Jim Neal

Now is a precious moment, when the female body politic has risen with indignation and outrage at the inglorious misogynist Trump. Though he seethes with contempt for women, his hatred has emboldened rather than stifled them. He is losing. Across the nation walls of silence, non-disclosure agreements, fear and intimidation ...