Last night I attended a unique fundraising event for the Victory Fund which helps openly gay and lesbian candidates around the country get elected. It was actually a very cool event where they split up the crowd into small dinner groups so we could get to know each other better. I had the privilege of being in a group with Oakland City Councilman Danny Wan, one of the very few openly gay Asian-American elected officials anywhere in the country. I had just recently read his well-written op ed regarding the need for bilingual staffing in city government and so it was definitely a treat to spend an evening with him and the others.