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DonViejo

(60,536 posts) Tue Mar 19, 2019, 09:10 AM Mar 2019

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Dem candidates to participate in LGBTQ-focused forum in October

BY ZACK BUDRYK - 03/19/19 08:46 AM EDT

Democratic presidential hopefuls this fall will participate in an LGBTQ issues forum hosted by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation and the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs.

The event is scheduled for National Coming Out Day on Oct. 10 and will have the same participant eligibility threshold as the Democratic National Committee is using to determine who qualifies for debates.

This means it will be open to any candidate reaching at least 1 percent in three national polls or receiving 65,000 donations from people in 20 states.

South Bend, Ind., Mayor Pete Buttigieg, who is openly gay, has already qualified for the event.

The forum will feature discussions on hate crimes, transgender rights and conversion therapy, according to the organizers.

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https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/434672-dem-candidates-to-participate-in-lgbtq-focused-forum-in-october

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

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Dem candidates to participate in LGBTQ-focused forum in October (Original Post) DonViejo Mar 2019 OP

k and r no text Stuart G Mar 2019 #1

Good dsc Mar 2019 #2

Excellent! DarthDem Mar 2019 #3

Stuart G

(38,436 posts)

1. k and r no text

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Tue Mar 19, 2019, 09:14 AM

Mar 2019

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

dsc

(52,162 posts)

2. Good

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Tue Mar 19, 2019, 09:16 AM

Mar 2019

unfortunately the only way those issues get addressed is at a special interest forum.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

DarthDem

(5,255 posts)

3. Excellent!

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Tue Mar 19, 2019, 09:24 AM

Mar 2019

That's a terrific idea and what sounds like a wonderful event.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

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