Obama Campaign Launches Outreach To LGBT Voters

[Tx4obama]

No one is sure what impact President Obama’s newfound support for same-sex marriage will have on the election in November. But the Obama campaign isn’t just going to sit back and wait and see.

The Obama campaign on Wednesday announced the launch of Obama Pride: LBGT Americans for Obama, an outreach effort targeting the LGBT community. The new initiative, which coincides with Pride Month in June, will prioritize efforts to engage the community and mobilize voters. LGBT-targeted registration efforts were held Tuesday in honor of Harvey Milk Day. On the to-do list for Obama Pride are trainings, planning sessions, phone banks and house parties, particularly in key battleground states like Pennsylvania, Colorado, Nevada and Florida.

On a conference call with reporters Wednesday, Jamie Citron, the campaign’s LGBT vote director, said organizers will be working “neighborhood by neighborhood and block by block,” and reaching out to “friends, families and coworkers.”

Plans to aggressively court the gay community represents a shift for the Obama campaign, which has been more soft-spoken about LGBT recruiting efforts in the past. Some critics charge that Obama’s endorsement of gay marriage was a ploy to rake in cash from the gay community. For a president who was for years reluctant to weigh in on the marriage equality issue at all, Obama Pride shows the campaign has pivoted to a new aggressive approach to make sure they reap the benefits of the president’s support of same-sex marriage.

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And below is the new video "President Obama and the Fight for LGBT Rights" - narrated by Glee star Jane Lynch

Glee star Jane Lynch narrates this documentary about LGBT rights in America. The video features a candid interview with President Obama, who speaks about the repeal of Don't Ask Don't Tell, why he supports marriage equality, and what's at stake for the LGBT community in this election.

[RKP5637]

1. I think this is excellent whatever the motive. No other president to

my knowledge has ever stood up for LGBT rights like Obama has.

[FreeState]

2. There wasn't a single federal law protecting LGBT citizens

There wasn't a single federal law protecting LGBT citizens before Obama took office. He did more than any other in the first few months - and that was not hard. He has however exceeded my expectations with his marriage enforcement - I thought it would come after the election. I wish he saw threw the canard of states rights (because civil rights are not states rights, they are guaranteed by the federal constitution), but I believe he will get there, sooner than later.