On Thursday,
August 9, presidential candidates will gather in Los Angeles
for a forum expressly designed to address issues
affecting the lives of gay, lesbian, bisexual, and
transgender citizens. Human Rights Campaign and Logo
are sponsoring this historic event, with
HRC president Joe Solmonese, performer Melissa
Etheridge, and journalist Jonathan Capehart appearing
as panelists. Candidates confirmed to appear,
according to HRC, are Hillary Clinton, Christopher Dodd,
John Edwards, Mike Gravel, Dennis Kucinich, Barack
Obama, and Bill Richardson.
To provide
immediate reaction and analysis of the event, the two-hour
forum will be live-blogged by Advocate news
features editor Sean Kennedy and news editor Kerry Eleveld.
Just go to AdvocateInsider.com this
Thursday, August 9, 9-11 p.m. Eastern time,
6-8 p.m. Pacific, to get our special take on
what the candidates are saying about our issues. You
won't want to miss this first-ever event!
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