Obama campaign seeks gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender support

An e-mail solicitation I came across on Thursday:

Friend --

Never before have we seen this kind of enthusiasm and energy among voters in support of putting a Democrat back in the White House. This campaign season featured some of the best candidates our Party has ever put forward -- among them particularly Hillary Clinton and John Edwards.

As many of you know, I was an advisor to Senator Edwards until he dropped out of the race. Shortly after that time, I endorsed Barack Obama for President and I, along with my LGBT colleagues from the Edwards Campaign, was welcomed by the Obama Campaign with open arms.

There is so much at stake for our community and all Americans in this election. One thing is clear -- we cannot win unless we are unified.

I am writing to personally invite you to join the Obama Campaign and to participate in an important LGBT community conference call tomorrow.

Please feel free to share this invitation with LGBT folks in your network. I hope you can join us and I look forward to working with you to help elect Barack Obama as the next President of the United States.

In solidarity,

Eric

Eric J. Stern
Co-Chair, LGBT National Leadership Council
Obama for America

-----Original Message----
From: Steve Hildebrand, BarackObama.com
Subject: Friday: LGBT conference call

Dear Friend --

After aggressive contests in all 50 states, the Democratic Primary has come to an end. If we are to elect Barack Obama president in November, as a community, it's important that we come together.

With the unified and enthusiastic support of LGBT Americans, our chance of success is much greater. That's why we need your help to take the next step in supporting Barack.

Tomorrow, Friday, June 6th, at 6:00 p.m. Eastern time, our campaign is hosting a national call for LGBT Americans who are interested in helping Barack.

On this call, we will give a status report of our campaign as a whole, discuss LGBT policy, provide suggestions for how you can be involved and answer questions and hear your concerns.

National LGBT Conference Call
Friday, June 6th, 2008
6:00 p.m. EDT

RSVP for the conference call:

http://pride.barackobama.com/LGBTcall

As a gay American, I couldn't be more proud to work for Barack Obama. I believe in my heart that he will be a great president with the best judgment to lead our nation. He is a friend and will fight for justice and equality, standing up for our individual rights.

The stakes in this election are very high. A nation led by Barack Obama will stand in stark contrast to that of his opponent.

Please forward this email to others who may be interested in joining the call. If the timing of the call does not work for you, we will schedule another one in the near future.

Join us on the call and learn more about our LGBT program:

http://pride.barackobama.com/LGBTcall

I hope you will get involved and join us on Friday.

Thanks,

Steve

Steve Hildebrand
Deputy Campaign Manager
Obama for America

P.S. -- We've pulled together a few resources for you to learn more about Barack and LGBT issues.

Learn more:

http://pride.barackobama.com/LGBTcall

Comments

[Blondie Writes]

I hope he can make some changes that will finally allow all gay and lesbian couples to marry wherever they live. We will see.