Democratic Presidential Candidates to Have First-Ever Gay Debate (8/9/07 on LOGO & LOGOonline.com)

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Presidential Candidates In First Ever Gay Debate
by 365Gay.com Newscenter Staff
Posted: July 10, 2007 - 1:00 pm ET

(Los Angeles, California) For the first time the leading candidates for the presidency will hold a televised debate devoted solely to LGBT issues.

The one-hour event will be held on August 9 and broadcast on gay network LOGO at 9:00 pm ET (6:00 pm ET) and through live streaming video at LOGOonline.com.

Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama and John Edwards have confirmed they will participate. Several other Democratic candidates also may join the debate.

The debate will be conducted with a live audience in Los Angeles. On the panel questioning the two Democrats will be Human Rights Campaign president Joe Solmonese and singer Melissa Etheridge.

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The panelists in a statement said they plan to cover a range of issues including relationship recognition, marriage equality, workplace fairness, the military, hate crimes, HIV/AIDS and other important issues.

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In addition to questioning by Solmonese and Etheridge people will be able to pose their own questions through LOGOonline.com and HRC.org.


http://www.365gay.com/Newscon07/07/071007debate.htm

[w13rd0]

1. Now that's a debate....

...I'll be watching live. Cool! I'm sure the right wing will make much hay over it, but fuck them, they are a bunch of warmongering moralistic hypocrites anyway.

[bigwillq]

2. It's a step in the right direction.

:bounce:

[pinto]

3. Good move.