Obama Makes Gay History
Sen. Barack Obama accepted his Party's history making nomination for president Thursday night with a speech that was also momentous for its inclusion of gays and lesbians.
By Kerry Eleveld and Sean Kennedy
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Advocate.com exclusive posted August 29, 2008
http://www.advocate.com/exclusive_detail_ektid60227.aspObama Makes Gay History
In his speech Thursday night centered around renewing America's promise, Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama made perhaps the strongest statement of support for gays and lesbians in this country's political history, rousing a crowd of some 84,000 at Denver's Invesco Field to cheers and bringing the cause of equality straight into the homes of middle America.
"I know there are differences on same-sex marriage, but surely we can agree that our gay and lesbian brothers and sisters deserve to visit the person they love in the hospital and to live lives free of discrimination," the Illinois senator said on the 45th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" address.
