Obama supporters hope to heal party
Gay delegates seek to unite Democrats against McCain
By JOSHUA LYNSEN, Washington Blade | Jun 4, 1:40 PM
Gay delegates for Sen. Barack Obama are hoping to unite Democrats after he overtook Sen. Hillary Clinton to clinch the party's presidential nomination this week, becoming the nation's first black nominee of a major party.
Kesh Ladduwahetty, an Obama delegate and lesbian political activist who lives in Washington, said Obama's supporters must invite those who once stumped for Clinton to now campaign for Obama, the presumptive nominee.
"I think they're looking to be welcomed," she said. "I think they want to know that Obama supporters are not looking at them as the enemy. And I certainly know I do not."
