Al Gore Remembers LGBT Military Families
Blogger Rod 2.0 has a fascintaing post up this morning about former Vice President Al Gore's recent appearance on MSNBC:
Last night, Al Gore appeared on MSNBC's Countdown with Keith Olbermann to discuss his new bestseller, The Assault on Reason. Olbermann asked the Vice President about Cindy Sheehan's recent decision to leave activism and her dis-satisfaction with the peace movement. "My heart goes out to all those Americans who have lost loved ones, be they children or spouse," Gore noted. "Partners or brothers or sisters ... in the war."
Small but significant. Gore has often used the word "partners" as a direct reference to the many gay men and lesbians who have significant others in the armed forces. Isn't it refreshing to see a political figure who uses his capital to try to be inclusive on and off the campaign trail?
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Gore has been a longtime friend of the LGBT community, and an advocate for repealing "Don't Ask, Don't Tell." All of us at SLDN appreciate his remarks on MSNBC, which is a rare remembrance about the sacrifice and loss that same-sex families endure in military service, too.
You can watch the complete interview with the former Vice President online here.
- Steve RallsLabels: al gore, in the news
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