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Clinton Campaign Winning Over More and More Black and Trans Activist
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Justin Smith
Mr. Justin B. Smith has been involved in Gay Activism since 1999. He is 28 and a U.S. Air Force Veteran. Justin was born and raised in Silver Spring, Maryland. He now lives in Baltimore, Maryland and has worked with and for Gay Organizations such as the National Black Justice Coalition, Human Rights Campaign, Equality Maryland, Us Helping Us, People Into Living Incorporated etc. He is currently in school pursuing his degree in Communication and Journalism.

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By Justin Smith
Published on 11/24/2007
 
Presidential Hopeful Senator Clinton’s Campaign wins backing from Black and Trans activists. Democratic Presidential hopeful Sen. Hillary Clinton released a newer list of well-known LGBT supporters today. In a list released Clinton’s campaign identified 21 gay professionals and activists who recently endorsed her White House run.

Clinton’s campaign last released a sampling of gay supporters in April. That list of 26 names included tennis legend and hero Billie Jean King. Names on the list include H. Alexander Robinson, executive director of the National Black Justice Coalition; Dana Beyer, who is transgender and a member of the Human Rights Campaign board of governors; and Rep. Patricia Todd, the first openly gay member of the Alabama House of Representatives.

Clinton Campaign Winning Over More and More Black and Trans Activist





Presidential Hopeful Senator Clinton’s Campaign wins backing from Black and Trans activists.

Democratic Presidential hopeful Sen. Hillary Clinton released a newer list of well-known LGBT supporters today.

In a list released Clinton’s campaign identified 21 gay professionals and activists who recently endorsed her White House run.

Clinton’s campaign last released a sampling of gay supporters in April. That list of 26 names included tennis legend and hero Billie Jean King.

Names on the list include H. Alexander Robinson, executive director of the National Black Justice Coalition; Dana Beyer, who is transgender and a member of the Human Rights Campaign board of governors; and Rep. Patricia Todd, the first openly gay member of the Alabama House of Representatives.

Clinton told the Washington Blade “I am honored to have the support of these leaders in the LGBT community,” Clinton said. “Together, we can end the divisive politics of the current administration and renew the promise of fairness and equality for all Americans.”

The list includes the following activist, politicians etc in alphabetical order:

• Michael Agins, Agins and Associates principal

• Dana Beyer, Human Rights Campaign board of governors

• Barbara Casbar-Siperstein, Stonewall Democrats national board

• Catherine Dodd, a former Department of Health & Human Services regional director

• Earl Fowlkes, International Federation of Black Prides president

• Jesse Garcia, Stonewall Democrats national board

• Robert Hanson, Levi Strauss of America president

• Jo Hoenninger, a former Servicemembers Legal Defense Network co-chair

• Ray Holm, Human Rights Campaign board of governors

• Leslie Katz, a former San Francisco Democratic Party chair

• Peter Pappas, Human Rights Campaign board of governors

• Dana Perlman, Human Rights Campaign board of directors

• Craig Roberts, Stonewall Democrats national board

• H. Alexander Robinson, National Black Justice Coalition executive director

• Scott Safier, Stonewall Democrats national board

• Rep. Patricia Todd, Alabama House of Representatives

• Paul Tran, Stonewall Democrats national board

• Steve VanHook, Stonewall Democrats national board

• Ben Waldman, former Microsoft vice president

• Jon Winkleman, Stonewall Democrats national board

• Herb Zeman, Stonewall Democrats national board

Obviously, Clinton is targeting these groups that other candidates are not showing strong support in.  Since Senator Obama had the gay bigoted Donnie McClurkin association his popularity with the LGBT community has gone down.   Obama, from Illinois, organized and held a South Carolina event with newly saved and homophobic gospel singer Donnie McClurkin.  After talks with the HRC (Human Rights Campaign), the Obama campaign decided to add Rev. Andy Sidden, a white gay minister to their tour for the event in South Carolina.  That could be interpreted as a slap in the face for us Black Gay people, but it is what it is.