the first generation of watsons was born in a new york ad agency. the agency's four partners, all of whom are gay, became so fed up with the epic ignorance of george and his bush-league minions, they created themselves a little t-shirt business on the side. thus allowing their community to get a few things off its collective chest, while donating to the cause at the same time. today, the family has blossomed to include gays, straights, and everyone in between. and if by chance you feel at home here, it includes you too. so, thanks for stopping by. and welcome to the family, watson.


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"at this point all i'm interested in is getting a majority in the senate for the democrats and in getting senator kerry elected in november"

~ cable magnate leo hindery jr., after resigning as ceo of new york's yes cable network, april 5, 2004 - reuters ~

in his former lives, he was chairman of the yes network, chairman and chief executive officer of globalcenter inc., chief executive officer of global crossing ltd, president and chief executive officer of at&t broadband, president of tci and its numerous affiliated companies and managing general partner of intermedia partners...to name a few.

he's been named one of "top 25 executives of the year" by "business week"; received the executive achievement award of the national association of minorities in cable and the joel a. berger award for his leadership in aids and hiv awareness; was inducted into the hall of fame of the minority media & telecom council, and is currently co-chairman (with russian federation council chairman sergey mironov) of transatlantic partners against aids; and a director of the daniels fund, the global business council on hiv/aids... to name a few more. and in 2002, leo hindery received the oates-shrum leadership award of the gay & lesbian victory fund, an award leo told us "remains the greatest honor of my life."

and somehow, along the way, leo hindery jr. found the time and energy to help finance ripple of hope (rippleofhope.org), a political organization chaired by veteran glbt political operative david mixner and elizabeth birch, former executive director of the human rights campaign. the organization, a voter education program and a grassroots fundraising project designed for the glbt community, took its name from the famous 1966 speech by robert f. kennedy. today, leo hindery remains one of the democratic party's most tireless supporters and among its largest contributors. says david mixner, "leo has been a driving force in helping to keep the pressure on bush/cheney. he is an amazing person." we at thewatsonscloset.com second that.