Gay Republicans For Ghiz, Eby

Cincinnati's chapter of the Log Cabin Republicans announced this morning that their endorsements in this year's Cincinnati City Council race go to Leslie Ghiz and John Eby.

The group, their statement says, endorses candidates who stand for conservative values but also demonstrate support for inclusion and fairness for gay and lesbian Americans.

Here's more from the press release:

"Councilmember Leslie Ghiz has established impressive conservative credentials by making public safety a top priority. On council she worked to put 60 additional police officers on Cincinnati streets, and supported the inclusion of Cincinnati in a statewide casino initiative that would have produced millions in revenue without taxation on the people. Leslie Ghiz also displayed a commitment to inclusion by supporting the 2004 campaign to repeal Article XII and voting to amend the Human Rights Ordinance to include sexual orientation in 2006. She received the LCR-Cincinnati “2006 Courage Award” for speaking up in council chambers for lgbt equality and was spotlighted at the LCR national dinner in Washington, D.C. that same year.

West-side candidate John Eby has been an active volunteer for the Republican Party and a community activist serving on the Citizens Complaint Authority and Hamilton County Community Action Agency. John has continued to run a campaign dedicated to new ideas and progress through ingenuity instead of wasteful spending. John has also demonstrated a willingness to reach out to the gay and lesbian community. In 2004 he supported the campaign to repeal Article XII and in 2006 he favored the addition of protections based on sexual orientation to the Cincinnati Human Rights Ordinance.

Both candidates also expressed a commitment to continued support for AIDS services in Cincinnati."

The Cincinnati chapter was founded in 2005.