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I really don't find that "generic" (none / 0) (#53)
by Kathy on Thu Apr 10, 2008 at 12:46:00 PM EST
and I'm not trying to pick a fight with you, but the Advocate really ticked me off making it sound like Clinton was just as bad as Obama about giving interviews to the gay press.  The Advocate is not the only gay "news" mag she has spoken with:

Clinton has done interviews with Dallas Voice, The Washington Blade, The Philadelphia Gay News, and two gay newspapers in Ohio. Last week, The Philadelphia Gay News left a blank space next to the newspaper's interview with Clinton to draw attention to Obama's snub.

As a senator, Clinton worked very hard to open a gay and lesbian only high school in NY city.  She was appalled by the statistic--which has held since I was in high school--showing glbt teens have a significantly higher rate of suicide.  She used a lot of political clout and ticked off a lot of upstate conservatives with this, but she helped get it done.

She's not just there for interviews when she's running for election.  She knows the issues, she knows what is important and she knows how to get things done.  How many US senators do you think summoned the HRC during the gay marriage amendment bullsh*t to try to figure out what to do?

And don't even get me started on O's macho "Don't-worry-folks-I'm-a-real-man!" chuckling about being tested for HIV during one of the debates.  People in the Community who let him get away with this crap, when we've got one of the staunchest defenders of gay rights running against them...should not talk to me about this right now because I can really, really cuss really well.

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You missed this paragraph (none / 0) (#124)
by facta non verba on Thu Apr 10, 2008 at 02:18:59 PM EST
that prefaced the interview:

Unlike his rival Hillary Clinton, who's given interviews to Logo and several local papers since appearing on the cover of The Advocate last fall, the Illinois senator has only talked once, to address the Donnie McClurkin controversy.

So I didn't get that impression. Of course I have also read some of the Clinton interviews in the gay media. I think most gay men who read the Advocate (which is subscription and national) would also be reading their local gay newspaper (which are free). I love my BAR (Bay Area Reporter) and read several more online.

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