Obama calls on Americans to reject politics of fear

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Obama calls on Americans to reject politics of fear

http://www.pridesource.com/article.shtml?article=31810
Lisa Keen
9/3/2008

In the most high-profile speech of an historic campaign as the first black candidate to win a major party nomination for president, Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama beckoned Americans Aug. 29 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 - the beginning of 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.