Candace Gingrich
American LGBT rights activist
Candace Gingrich
Candace Gingrich in 2008
Born (1966-06-02 ) June 2, 1966 (age 58) Nationality American Alma mater Indiana University of Pennsylvania Occupation LGBT rights activist Spouses
Rebecca Jones
(
m. 2009;
sep. 2013)
Relatives Newt Gingrich (half-brother)
Candace Gingrich (; born June 2, 1966) is an American LGBT rights activist at the Human Rights Campaign . Candace is the half-sibling[ 1] of former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich .[ 2]
Early life
Candace Gingrich was born to Robert and Kathleen (Daugherty) Gingrich[ 3] on June 2, 1966. Gingrich attended high school at Central Dauphin East High School in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania ,[ 4] and graduated from Indiana University of Pennsylvania in 1989.[ 5]
Activism
Although Gingrich's sexual orientation was publicly reported on as early as 1994,[ 6] they first gained significant press attention in 1995 as a spokesperson for gay rights .[ 7] [ 8] [ 9] They served as the Human Rights Campaign's National Coming Out Project Spokesperson for 1995 and were named one of Esquire ' s "Women We Love" and "Women of the Year" for Ms. magazine. They are currently the Senior Manager of the Human Rights Campaign's Youth & Campus Outreach, as well as the Human Rights Campaign's HRC University Internship Program coordinator.[ 10] Their autobiography, Accidental Activist: A Personal and Political Memoir , was released in 1996.[ 11]
Public appearances
Gingrich has guest-starred on the television sitcom Friends in January 1996, in which they officiated over a commitment ceremony for two recurring characters in the episode "The One With the Lesbian Wedding ".[ 12] They also appeared on the debut of Al Franken 's TV program Lateline in 1998.[ 13]
Gingrich endorsed President Barack Obama in 2012, despite Newt Gingrich's candidacy for the Republican nomination.[ 14]
Personal life
Gingrich married playwright Rebecca Jones in 2009.[ 15] The Gingrich-Joneses lived in Hyattsville, Maryland , where Gingrich played rugby with the Washington Furies .[ 16] The couple initiated their divorce in 2013.[ 17] [ 18] In 2017, Gingrich married Kelly Cassidy , a member of the Illinois House of Representatives .[ 19]
Gingrich is genderqueer and a lesbian [ 18] and goes by they/them pronouns .[ 20]
See also
Gingrich appears in A Union in Wait , a 2001 documentary film about same-sex marriage.
References
^ "Blog: Candace Gingrich" . Human Rights Campaign . Retrieved November 3, 2018 .
^ Seelye, Katharine. Speaker's Sister Now Speaking Out , The New York Times , March 6, 1995. Retrieved on February 29, 2020.
^ (September 25, 2003). Kathleen Gingrich: Mother of former house speaker , Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
^ (April 20, 1996). Newt and Sister Agree to Disagree , York Daily Record ("The Central Dauphin East High School graduate is fighting to implement what ...")
^ Foreman, Chris (October 12, 2004). Candace Gingrich argues gay rights are about equality Archived October 22, 2006, at the Wayback Machine , Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
^ (November 24, 1994). Gingrich Opts for Gay Tolerance , Eugene Register Guard (Associated Press story)
^ May, A.L. (March 6, 1995). Gingrich's lesbian half-sister speaks , Spartanburg Herald-Journal (Cox News Service story)
^ (March 7, 1995). Gingrich: I don't mix family and politics , Reading Eagle (Associated Press story)
^ Isikoff, Michael (March 12, 1995). Gingrich: Newt's Gay Sister Gets Out Front , Newsweek
^ Wynne, Sharon Kennedy (June 23, 2005). A Conversation with Candice Gingrich , St Petersburg Times
^ Harlan, Megan (September 13, 1996). The Accidental Activist: A Personal and Political Memoir (review) , Entertainment Weekly
^ Stewart, Richard (January 21, 1996). 'Friends' episode preempted due to lesbian wedding , Observer-Reporter (reprint of Houston Chronicle story)
^ Shales, Tom (March 20, 1998). Test run of 'lateline' sitcom attempts satire about media and politics , The Ledger
^ Shahid, Aliyah. Gingrich’s sister: I'm voting for Obama! , New York Daily News , December 8, 2011. Retrieved on February 29, 2020.
^ Benac, Nancy (December 18, 2011). Ex-speaker offers new Newt Gingrich for 2012 Archived September 4, 2014, at the Wayback Machine , The Detroit News ("She says Gingrich and wife Callista sent wedding and shower gifts when she married Rebecca Jones in 2009")
^ Guy Adams (January 14, 2012). "Why Newt Gingrich's sister says vote Obama" . The Independent . UK. Retrieved January 23, 2012 .
^ Abcarian, Robin (November 19, 2013). "Cheney sisters' gay-marriage fight: A Gingrich has some advice" . Retrieved May 30, 2017 – via LA Times.
^ a b "HRC's Candace Gingrich—Newt's Lesbian Genderqueer Sis—on the Hideous Trump Ticket" . July 15, 2016. Retrieved March 9, 2017 .
^ Sfondeles, Tina (July 2, 2019). "Kelly Cassidy — 'in the game' to win" . Chicago Sun-Times .
^ Houston, Henry (June 20, 2019). "(Pride) In the Name of Love – Eugene Weekly" . Retrieved June 1, 2021 .
External links
Political and legislative career Selected books
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