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Click the byline to view more stories by this author. By Kerry Eleveld
Attendees of the
10th annual LGBT Leadership Council fund-raiser for the
Democratic National Committee Thursday in Washington were
greeted by protesters carrying signs that read
“Gay Uncle Toms” and “265 Discharged
Since January 20, 2009.”
When
Wisconsin reresentative Tammy Baldwin arrived, she
chatted with the spirited flock of about 25 and then
pivoted to enter the Mandarin Oriental Hotel as cries
of “Don’t go in, Tammy!” and
“Shame on you!” followed her.
Biden thanked
people in the room for their hard work and dedication
during the election.
“More
importantly , I want thank you for being a critical --
critical -- voice for keeping the nation focused on
the unfinished business of true equality for all of
our people; and I know and this administration knows
that we have so much more to do,” he said. “I
promise you, I promise you, with your help
we’ll get there in this administration.”
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