Gay forum not marked by disagreements Los Angeles Times, CA
Posted on August 14, 2008
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The crowd began gathering in the late afternoon heat along Vine Street a couple of hours before the first gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender meeting with presidential candidates. The site: a video production house in Hollywood.
There was tight security for the 200 invited guests including Camille Tovar and her friend Rhonda Ashby. “It’s really a huge deal,” said Tovar. “It’s bringing gay issues to the forefront and the candidates have to recognize that this is not just about a small percentage of people, but has to do with human rights.”
Guests were carefully instructed on when they could talk, stand, leave, etc. “It’s best to think of this as a Broadway play,” one producer told the crowd.
It certainly wasn’t a debate. The set looked more like a living room with a couch and easy chairs. It wasn’t widely available across the country on a broadcast network but was streamed online at logoonline.com.
The forum was more of a love-fest among most of the Democratic presidential candidates (Joe Biden and Chris Dodd did not attend) and an audience and panel that appreciated finally being courted by national candidates. Gay forum not marked by disagreements
Los Angeles Times, CA
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