Great News! Bill Rosendahl, the only openly gay city councilman in Los Angeles, has endorsed Barack Obama. Rosendahl said:
"Barack Obama is a leader of uncommon vision, great principle and deep conviction. He has a proven track record of standing up for LGBT civil rights. I am convinced he is the candidate who is most genuinely committed to fighting for our civil rights."
In Rosendahl's endorsement, he provides a long list of examples why Barack is the best candidate for the job:
·Obama supports the repeal of the entire federal Defense of Marriage Act, and has done so ever since he was a candidate for U.S. Senate in 2004.
·Obama has taken stronger positions on dismantling "Don't Ask, Don't Tell," and on fully inclusive workplace protections, than any candidate in the presidential race.
·Obama is a strong supporter of every major piece of LGBT legislation in Congress today.
·Obama supports fair tax treatment for gay and lesbian couples.
·Obama supports equal immigration rights for gay and lesbian couples.
·Obama supports domestic partner benefits for federal workers.
·Obama, while in the Illinois Senate, sponsored a fully inclusive anti-discrimination law that included both sexual orientation and gender identity.
·Obama has continued to raise the issue of LGBT civil rights in forums and town halls nationwide. During a high-profile speech on Martin Luther King Jr. Day at King's Ebenezer Baptist Church, he challenged his audience to support gay and lesbian rights with the same fervor they brought to their own struggle for civil rights.
Read the entire endorsement here.
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