FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 12, 2007
CONTACT:
Colleen Murray
EDWARDS CONTINUES TO GAIN SUPPORT FROM
LGBT COMMUNITY
Chapel Hill, North Carolina - Senator John Edwards' campaign
to transform America continues to gain momentum in the LGBT community.
Today, the campaign announced the support of several prominent community
leaders from across the country. In April, the campaign announced the support
of 25 national LGBT leaders, which can be read at http://www.johnedwards.com/news/press-releases/200700410-lgbt/.
“As a first-generation college graduate from rural North Carolina, I
come from a similar background to Senator Edwards and believe he understands
on a gut level issues of justice and equality” said New York based activist
Kevin Jennings.
Northern California activists Jeff Soukup and Jeff Anderson said “We
are proud to add our voices to the growing chorus of LGBT leaders from
across the country who are enthusiastically endorsing John Edwards for
president.”
The LGBT leaders endorsing Edwards for president are:
Kevin Jennings, New York LGBT Community Activist
Jeffrey Davis, New York LGBT Community Activist, Managing Director
of Lehman Brothers
Gregory G. Simoncini, Commissioner of Illinois Human Rights Commission,
former Board Member of National Gay and Lesbian Victory Fund, former Board
Member of Lambda Legal
Stephen Handwerk, Board Member of National Stonewall Democrats and
Co-Chair of Louisiana Stonewall Democrats.
Jeff Anderson, former Co-Chair of John Kerry for President National
LGBT Finance Committee
Jeff Soukup, Board Member of Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation,
former President and COO, PlanetOut Inc., and former Co-Chair National
Gay and Lesbian Victory Fund
Pam Cooke, Board Member of National Stonewall Democrats