GLBT Community Making a Mark at the DNC

The Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender (GLBT) Community will be well-represented at the Democratic National Convention and many GLBT Leaders and Organizations will play a role in convention events.

There will be a ground-breaking number of GLBT delegates at this year’s convention. The Stonewall Democrats estimate that When final number counts are released in Denver, more than 350 GLBT participants will attend the convention. This represents approximately 6% of total convention attendees and is 27% increase from the 282 LGBT participants who attended the Democratic National Convention in Boston in 2004.

The Stonewall Democrats National Convention will be held the weekend of August 21-24 prior to the Democratic National Convention.

Openly gay U.S. Rep. Barney Frank, along with the Gay & Lesbian Victory Fund and The Human Rights Campaign will host a GLBT Delegate Lunch at the Convention. Guests will include another openly gay U.S. Rep. Tammy Baldwin, who will also speak at the Democratic National Convention on Tuesday night.