Just saw this interesting piece in LA Weekly about gay power brokers
Jeremy Bernard and partner Rufus Gifford
who are doing some key work in Cali for Barack Obama.

It’s a compelling campaign season, that’s for sure. In elections not so long ago, gay and lesbian activists had to claw and fight or perform all sorts of indignities to secure a “place at the table,” as it were. Now look at all those pretty pink place settings.

What are we doing with this leverage?

At the end of this Huffington Post piece by Karen Ocamb, there are some interesting ideas.

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