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| Democratic Party Chair Howard Dean, appearing on the Christian Broadcasting Network, erroneously stated that the party's 2004 platform says 'marriage is between a man and a woman.’ |
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2, Dean fired the Democratic Party's gay outreach adviser Donald Hitchcock. The firing came less than a week after Hitchcock's domestic partner, Paul Yandura, a longtime party activist, accused Dean of failing to take adequate steps to defend gay rights.
Foreman said in response to Dean's "pandering and insulting interview" with the Christian Broadcasting Network, the Task Force would return a $5,000 donation it received from the DNC.
"We do so with great sadness, knowing that the Democratic Party has long been a champion of our rights," he said. "We urge [Dean] to take the money we are returning today and spend it to defeat these attacks on LGBT people and our families."
Guerriero applauded the Task Force for taking a principled stand, and said Dean's frequent flubs on gay issues are doing gays more harm than good.
"It's not good for the movement as a whole," Guerriero said, "and he should be held accountable for these types of actions."
In an interview May 11, John Marble, communications director of National Stonewall Democrats, said that Dean should move forward by rallying Democrats and gay voters.
"I think that Governor Dean has a strong vision for how to move the party forward, and I truly believe that he has a plan to motivate our community to support Democrats," he said. "However, it will be to the benefit of the party for the DNC to proactively present their vision in a public way."
Marble said Stonewall Democrats and other gay organizations, remain ready to partner with the DNC.
"I think it's really important for the DNC to seize this opportunity," he said, "and not let it slip by."
Dean and gay Dems
The blow-up over Dean's "700 Club
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