Elizabeth Edwards scheduled to speak at Gay Pride event- her appearance is seen as breaking barrier

[romantico]

Posted: 6/22/07 at 10:53am

It would have been a bolder statement IMO if they appeared together.

SAN FRANCISCO

Elizabeth Edwards scheduled to speak at Gay Pride event
Presidential race hopeful's wife seen as breaking barrier

Carla Marinucci, Chronicle Political Writer


Friday, June 22, 2007


Elizabeth Edwards' scheduled appearance Sunday at a major San Francisco Gay Pride event represents a first for a major presidential candidate or spouse -- one that activists said reflects the growing clout of gay and lesbians as voters and their continued move into the political mainstream.

Elizabeth Edwards, the wife of Democratic presidential hopeful John Edwards, is scheduled to speak Sunday morning at the Alice B. Toklas Lesbian Gay Bisexual and Transgender Democratic Club breakfast at the Sir Francis Drake Hotel. Organizers say it marks the highest level of presidential campaigning at the annual Gay Pride Parade.

"It certainly is another barrier falling,' said author and gay activist David Mixner, a Clinton administration adviser who backs Edwards in the 2008 race.

"There's been a taboo on any (candidate)-related Gay Pride events,' he said, with major presidential hopefuls steering away because the event has been viewed largely in the mainstream media as a no-holds-barred celebration of the gay lifestyle.

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/06/22/BAG14QK14L1.DTL

Updated On: 6/22/07 at 10:53 AM

[mejusthavingfun]

Posted: 6/22/07 at 11:12am

He might be in NYC...