The Democratic party platform is supportive of many LGBT civil rights and it is supportive of civil unions. This means that Hillary Clinton, John Edwards and Barack Obama are all pretty similar on gay issues. All of the Democratic candidates have no problem voicing their support for the community when they are speaking to predominately gay audiences and when they are taking millions of dollars from gay fundraisers. The difference is that Barack Obama has no problem voicing his support for the LGBT community no matter where he is.
Never before has this been more evident than in Senator Obama's speech at the Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, Georgia--the church where the great Martin Luther King Jr. served as Pastor. In the past, there have been some contentious run-ins between aspects of the African-American religious community and the LGBT community, so for Barack to speak about gay issues in this church is a testament to his commitment to equality.
At about 11:00 into the video, he says:
"If we are honest with ourselves, we have to admit that there have been times when we have scorned our gay brothers and sisters instead of embracing them."
I highly recommend taking a half-hour out to watch the entire speech, it is definitley worth it:
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