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Interesting. Gay people are being recognized as a force in this election, instead of being demonized, as in the past two.

My snips from the much longer article.
Bloomberg.com: U.S.

Obama got a potential boost in Texas today as the Houston GLBT Political Caucus PAC, which claims to be the oldest gay and lesbian civil rights group in the South, endorsed the Illinois senator. The backing marks the first time the organization has endorsed a presidential candidate.

At a Beaumont, Texas, town- hall meeting yesterday, Obama said he has heard people in the black community and churches ``saying things that I don't think are very Christian with respect to people who are gay and lesbian.''

While exit-poll data on gay and lesbian voters aren't available in many of the states Obama has won, he scored victories in gay neighborhoods in Washington, D.C., and Madison, Wisconsin. He also won San Francisco County and edged out Clinton in Hillcrest, the gay hub of San Diego.

Oppose Same-Sex Marriage
Clinton, 60, and Obama oppose same-sex marriages while supporting civil unions. A major difference between the candidates is that Obama supports full repeal of the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act, a law signed by Bill Clinton -- under pressure from a Republican-dominated Congress -- that prohibits federal recognition of same-sex marriages and permits states to do the same. Hillary Clinton wants to roll back only part of the law.