published Friday, July 13, 2007
The Human Rights Campaign, under fire for excluding low-polling but gay-positive former U.S. Sen. Mike Gravel from its Democratic presidential forum next month, on Friday changed course and invited Gravel to the event.
HRC and co-sponsor Logo also said Friday they would extend the time allotted from one hour to 90 minutes to make sure everyone had a chance to speak in depth.
"After enthusiastic community response, former Sen. Mike Gravel has been invited to participate," HRC said Friday in a written statement.
The event, to take place Aug. 9 in Los Angeles, will be aired on the Logo television network. It is high-stakes to some in the gay community because it will be the first time top-tier White House contenders have agreed to a national forum under LGBT auspices.
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He and Rep. Dennis Kucinich are the only candidates in the 2008 White House race to unconditionally support marriage equality. But HRC initially said Gravel had failed to meet its $100,000 funding threshold to participate.
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