[special congrats to Diego Sanchez of AIDS Action Committee and Dr. Marjorie Hill of GMHC - both orgs are part of the SHX - Sexual Health Xchange - that is responsible for this little blog.]
from the press release
January 16, 2008
Appointments Reflect Strength, Diversity and Energy of Democratic Party
Appointments Reflect Strength, Diversity and Energy of Democratic Party
DENVER - The Executive Committee of the Democratic National Committee(DNC) unanimously elected DNC Chairman Howard Dean's nominations for the Chairs and members of the 2008 Democratic National Convention Standing Committees, including a record number of openly LGBT members. Dean's LGBT appointments include Dr. Marjorie Hill of the Gay Men's Health Crisis organization in New York, Diego Sanchez from AIDS Action Committee of Massachusetts, State Representative Patricia Todd of Alabama, and Ingrid Duran of Virginia to serve on the Platform Committee, along with Claire Lucas and Evan Low of California to the Rules Committee and Bob Rogan of Vermont to the Credentials Committee. In addition to appointing a record number of LGBT standing committee members, Dean was also the first DNC chair to appoint a member of the transgender community to a Convention committee.
For a full list of and biographical information on the Chairs and PLEOmembers from each Standing Committee, visit
http://www.demconvention.com/a/standingcommittees.pdf.
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