DNC 2008: Obama accepts nomination
http://www.windycitymediagroup.com/gay/lesbian/news/ARTICLE.php?AID=19252by Lisa Keen, Keen News Service
9/29/2008
DENVER—Aug. 29: In the most high-profile speech of a historic campaign as the first African-American candidate to win a major party nomination for president, Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama beckoned Americans Thursday night to agree that "our gay and lesbian brothers and sisters deserve ... to live lives free of discrimination."
The statement was—in language, content, and context—seen as a powerful signal that the candidate sees LGBT people as an important part of the American fabric and that he is willing to expend political capital to render some support.
Posted on: August 29, 2008, 03:16:06 PM
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