I think the LGBT group is solidly behind Clinton

At least i am

First, Gavin Newsom is not gay, openly or otherwise. Secondly, every gay person I know is supporting Obama. Why would we support a team the signed DOMA into law?

Doesn't this community have a ton of disposable income? How about breaking with some cash and donating to Clinton today?  

Well, unless your friend is Mayor of a city which broke substantial ground in extending gay marriage, gaining a great deal of notoriety in the process, I don't think Obama taking (or refusing to take) a picture with your friend is the same as taking (or refusing to take) a picture with Gavin Newsom.

"I get really scared when I hear, over and over again, that Senator Obama refuses to have his picture with any openly gay individual (most notably Gavin Newsroom)."

False, as noted above.  Obama regularly appears with LGBT folks and voices his support for gay rights -- and I'm not aware of ANY meaningful difference between his positions on LGBT rights and Clinton's.  (Also, Newsom is not gay.  Not that there's anything wrong with that.....)

"Start emailing major LGBT organizations to get behind Senator Clinton. With her in the Whitehouse, our voices WILL be heard!"  

How is Hillary better than Obama on LGBT issues, again?

"Or, the alternative, someone who wants to ammend the Constitution of the United States to be in line with "God's Standards"!"

Wow.  That's Mike Huckabee's line, not Obama's by any stretch.

To think that some Hillary supporters believe that they are the only ones suffering brutal, false attacks from deranged Obama supporters.  

Also, Obama is the ONLY candidate on either side who has actually voiced the words "gay brothers and sisters" and called for equal rights for gay people. Clinton has been remarkable tight-lipped on the subject.

I don't quite understand this diary.  We are encouraged to follow the link to the fundraiser.  To my knowledge the fundraiser has nothing to do with Hillary Clinton.  Has the National Lesbian & Gay Journalists Association endorsed Hillary??

I did not realize Gavin Newsome was gay.  If so, he is certainly going to be a handsome magnet for his city.

If the choice is so obvious to LGBT voters - why did the Human Rights Campaign inform gay voters that the positions of Edwards, Obama and Clinton are all rather similar and acceptable?  

I am not certain of my choice of candidates, but this kind of diatribe diary makes me less inclined to choose Hillary.    

Hillary and Obama are equal when it comes to the most important gay rights issues - neither openly supports marriage equality.  If you want to distinguish the two candidates on the issues, you'll have to look elsewhere because the suggestion that Hillary would be a better advocate for gay people is a total fabrication.  

I wish the Obamabots could just leave some things alone. I am so tired of having to constantly hear the same drivel.

I am gay and I do not know any gay person who is supporting Obama, not after Mcclurkin.

Not to mention, Hillary doesn't need to say "gay brothers and sisters". She is not a preacher-in-chief. She has simply said, in speech after speech, that everyone in this contry deserves the same rights and respect no matter who they are or who they love.

That's all I needed to hear.

What the other video...and listen closely to the speeches...geez...

Not to mention she has marched in pride parades. In fact she was the very first, and only to my knowledge, sitting first lady to ever do so. She has continued that in her senate career.

Has Obama ever marched with us? has he ever actually said the words, "being gay is NOT immoral?" Hillary has.

Has Obama come out with any plan to help the LGBT community?  Show me!

Here is yet another example from Hillary:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4akuLhj1u Zk

She does not associate herself or her campaign with 'exgays'. Which says it all for me.

to write the orgs and remind them NOT to support Clinton.

DOMA
Don't Ask Don't Tell

I've had enough of the Clintons.

At least Obama is honest about his position.  The Clintons just use us.

Fortunately my large community of LGBT friends feels generally the same - nearly all support Obama or formerly Edwards.

A friend of mine makes a point that I think is very insightful. Barack Obama raises the specter of the LGBT community to score political points with straight people. When he says "gay rights" in a speech, it's meant to make people think, "Wow, if he's even willing to mention them, then of course he will look out for me." Whereas Hillary Clinton speaks directly to us and directly addresses our concerns.

There was a time when I would have considered supporting Obama, but I can't forget the McClurkin fiasco and Obama's non-apology.

Do you want me to send you the picture of me and my partner with Barack Obama?  That's the most absurd comment I've ever heard, and if you're not careful, Hillary will lose my vote if she wins the nomination.  These fabricated lies are only going to hurt everyone in the long run.  Wasn't it the Clintons that signed DOMA into law?  Wasn't it Bill Clinton that signed don't ask don't tell into law?  

"The Clintons" didn't sign anything into law. Do you know how it works? DOMA was a bad piece of legislation but it was not entirely Clinton's fault and not at all Hillary's fault.

As far as "Don't ask, Don't tell"...please...Bill Clinton tied but was never going to be able to fight the republican machine at that time. Anyone alive and of voting age at that time knew it. it sucks but it is a fact. He did what he had to do and what he thought at the time was a fair compromise. How it was administered later is a travesty. BY THE WAY, Hillary Clinton has never supported it and has been very vocel about that fact for years.

Just because you have a picture of you and your partner with Obama doesn't mean a damn thing to me. I want to know what he intends to do for the LGBT community. *crickets*