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DNC 2012: Jubilant LGBT delegates vow to support Obama
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Hours before the Democratic National Convention’s opening session was called to order Tuesday night, a record number of more than 550 LGBT delegates, alternate delegates and convention committee members met as a recognized convention caucus.
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Democrats vote to adopt party platform endorsing ‘freedom to marry’
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Democratic Party on Tuesday voted to support the freedom to marry as an official plank in the Party’s platform, putting the party on record as the first major political party in U.S. history in favor of marriage equality for same-sex couples. Official language of the platform, released Monday evening, also calls […]
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Ad targets Obama’s support of same-sex marriage during Democratic Convention
ARLINGTON, Va. — The Campaign for American Values political action committee has launched a new advertising campaign aimed at independent voters and Democrats unhappy with the President’s position on same-sex marriage.
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Democrats unveil historic party platform backing ‘freedom to marry,’ ENDA
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — On the eve of their national convention in Charlotte, N.C., the Democratic Party on Monday unveiled its official platform, one that supports marriage equality for gays and lesbians — an historic first for a national U.S. political party.
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Democratic Convention attracts LGBT youth organizers
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Thousands of Democratic National Convention delegates and guests will celebrate the renomination of President Barack Obama this week as thousands more people show up to protest the national political convention.
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First Lady Michelle Obama to address LGBT DNC luncheon
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — First Lady Michelle Obama will speak at a special luncheon presented by several national and local LGBT organizations on Wednesday.
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Record number of LGBT participants descend on Charlotte for Democratic Convention
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Democratic National Convention gets underway in Charlotte, N.C, this week, and will be attended by at least 534 official LGBT participants, according to National Stonewall Democrats, a marked increase in LGBT participation from four years ago in Denver where just over 350 LGBT participants were identified.
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Stuart Milk: Obama is a ‘no-brainer’ for the LGBT community
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — President Barack Obama’s campaign has put a premium on North Carolina, a swing state that turned blue in 2008 for the first time since Jimmy Carter first ran for president in 1976. Placing the Democratic National Convention in North Carolina’s largest city was no accident, but the campaign is doing much more […]
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Democratic Convention to bring prominent LGBT attendees to Charlotte
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Democratic National Convention is expected to bring 35,000 convention delegates, journalists and other guests to Charlotte next week. Among them will be big names in the LGBT community known for their work in national and regional politics and in the media.
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Charlotte’s LGBT community prepares for Democratic Convention
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Volunteers and business owners in the LGBT community have been hard at work ensuring their visitors and guests during the week of the Democratic National Convention receive star treatment.