christian grantham
Christian Grantham was a student activist in the late 90s and later was a consultant to domestic policy forums for the Clinton Administration as well as events for HRC and GLAAD.
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December 27, 2004

The L.A. Times has a decent profile on Concerned Women for America suggesting the group even goes after fellow conservatives for not being conservative enough, especially on gay rights issues.

"We're not just anti-liberal. We put principle above all," says chief counsel Jan LaRue. "We hold anyone's feet to the fire if we think that they're compromising on principle."

That unflinching strategy — plus an $11-million annual budget, more than $200,000 in political action money raised last year and 500,000 members ready to flood Washington with letters, e-mails and personal visits — has begun to make the once-marginal group a player to reckon with.
[They Won't Stand on Common Ground - LA Times - 12-27-04]

You might recall Concerned Women for America accused the Vice President, his wife and lesbian daughter Mary Cheney of "pushing the envelop of homosexuality" shortly after George Bush was elected President in 2000.

Mary Cheney’s lesbianism was hardly a secret. Working for Coors Brewing Company as a liaison to homosexual groups, she funneled corporate contributions to several homosexual activist organizations, including $110,000 to the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD)—a strident homosexual group that later led a mean-spirited crusade against Dr. Laura Schlessinger. GLAAD celebrates positive portrayals of homosexuality in Hollywood and the media, most recently heaping praise on the TV show Dawson’s Creek for featuring a five-second kiss between two young male characters. Mary Cheney also guided Coors to give $2,500 to Equality Colorado, the lead group fighting the state’s Amendment 2 ballot initiative, which would have banned laws giving special recognition to homosexuals as a class. Colorado voters approved Amendment 2 by a 55-45 percent margin in 1992, but it was struck down four years later by the U.S. Supreme Court, with David Souter—a justice appointed by George Bush, Sr.—voting in the majority.

During the 2000 presidential campaign, Mary Cheney was her father’s senior policy advisor and described by him as his "aide-de-camp." She attended the GOP convention and the presidential inauguration openly with her lesbian partner. Second Lady Lynne Cheney—after initially reacting angrily to a question posed by ABC newswoman Cokie Roberts about her daughter’s sexuality—has begun to use rhetoric favored by homosexual activists. She praised singer Elton John for supporting "equal rights" for homosexuals and defended the president’s appointment of a homosexual activist as "AIDS Czar."
[The Cheney Factor - 05-31-01]

When Concerned Women for America's Peter LaBarbera expressed support for Alan Keyes calling Mary Cheney a "sexual hedonist," the Cheney family remained silent. Their silence granted complicit support for moral supremacists consuming the Republican party. The Cheney family's choice to speak out only against those expressing love for their lesbian daughter speaks volumes about the moral values of many Republicans who are empowering divisive voices within their party.