Clinton campaign
organizes "watch" parties for LGBT forum

Hillary Clinton is launching a national effort to encourage her LGBT supporters to organize forum viewing parties nationwide on August 9, the date of the LGBT-specific presidential forum that is being sponsored by gay cable channel Logo and the Human Rights Campaign. The Advocate will be live-blogging the entire Los Angeles event.

Clinton's campaign Web site states: "We are encouraging Hillary's LGBT supporters from across the country, and their families and friends to host an 'LGBT Americans for Hillary Forum Watch Party'. This is a great way for you to get involved and to help us grow our LGBT Americans for Hillary network."

The campaign expects the largest "watch" party to take place at the Abbey Food & Bar in West Hollywood, which will provide a live telecast of the event. After the forum, Senator Clinton is scheduled to stop by the Abbey to address the crowd.

"I look forward to sharing my views on issues important to LGBT Americans at the Logo/HRC presidential forum," Clinton said in a press release. "I hope people take this opportunity to gather at forum watch parties and learn how we can work together to move our nation closer to the promise of fairness and equality that all Americans deserve." (The Advocate)