Good news from the Advocate:
In a letter to the Alice B. Toklas LGBT Democratic Club read yesterday at the group’s annual Pride Breakfast, Senator Obama wrote, “I am proud to join with and support the LGBT community in an effort to set our nation on a course that recognizes LGBT Americans with full equality under the law … that is why I oppose the divisive and discriminatory efforts to amend the California Constitution, and similar efforts to amend the U.S. Constitution or those of other states.”...
Obama also stated his support for “extending fully equal rights and benefits to same-sex couples under both state and federal law,” and reiterated his desire to repeal the Defense of Marriage Act and “don’t ask, don’t tell” as well pass legislation to protect LGBT American against hate crimes and employment discrimination. Obama closed the letter by congratulating those who have chosen to celebrate their love by getting married in the past several weeks.
The amendment vote may be close, so every little bit helps. More importantly, I think this is the best stand I’ve yet heard taken by the national Democratic leadership. I haven’t been as excited lately about the race as Obama dropped public financing, ran to the center on FISA among other issues, and didn’t back Gen. Clark. I could deal with that but it isn’t the kind of behavior that inspires me to make donations. This sort of statement does.
Also Reihan Salam at the American scene does a bit of analysis as to why Obama would stake this position if he personally opposes same sex marraige. I just assumed Obama was lying.
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