Obama’s Famous Friends Rally Hollywood’s Gay Community

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LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - President Obama made his second campaign stop in Los Angeles in as many months on Wednesday, capitalizing on the goodwill he gained from his recent marriage-equality endorsement with two fundraisers geared toward the LGBT community.

The first event drew around 600 supporters to the Beverly Wilshire hotel, while the second was a much smaller affair at the Beverly Hills home of “Glee” creator Ryan Murphy.

At the Beverly Wilshire, the president stressed the progress his administration made over his first term and cased out the challenges ahead. “I could not be prouder of the work that we’ve done on behalf of the LGBT community,” Obama said, following a series of opening acts and a boisterous standing ovation.

Read more at Yahoo News. By Kasia Anderson.

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  1. Well, if it isn’t the King of Queers and his old hide, the Queen of Hollyweird….

  2. Oh yeah, let him court the most huge, influential, important demographic that’s going to put him over the top in November. Unbelievable.

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