Senator Obama's Open Letter to the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgendered (LGBT) Community

In a nutshell, he says he'll:

1. Eliminate discrimination.
2 Urge the states to treat same-sex couples with full equality.
3. Repeal DOMA and Don't Ask, Don't Tell
4. Address the HIV/AIDS epidemic.

Andrew Sullivan's Daily Dish
Obama's Open Letter To Gay Americans
28 Feb 2008


I’m running for President to build an America that lives up to our founding promise of equality for all – a promise that extends to our gay brothers and sisters. It’s wrong to have millions of Americans living as second-class citizens in this nation. And I ask for your support in this election so that together we can bring about real change for all LGBT Americans. Equality is a moral imperative. That’s why throughout my career, I have fought to eliminate discrimination against LGBTAmericans. In Illinois, I co-sponsored a fully inclusive bill that prohibited discrimination on the basis of both sexual orientation and gender identity, extending protection to the workplace, housing, and places of public accommodation.

Read the full letter
http://andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com/the_daily_dish/2008/02/obamas-open-let.html