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The Democratic National Convention concluded on Thursday, as President Barack Obama officially accepted the DNC’s nomination. This year’s DNC was historic for the LGBT community, marking the first time marriage equality has been adopted into the Democratic platform. There were over 500 LGBT delegates present at the convention.

The day after the California supreme court's decision to uphold Prop. 8, the anti-gay marriage ballot that banned same-sex marriage in the state, members of the LGBT community and their straight allies rallied outside the Beverly Hilton while President Obama was inside at the Democratic National Committee fundraiser in Los Angeles, CA. Among rally attendees were Queer as Folk star Hal Sparks, marriage activist Robin Tyler and her wife Diane Olson, and "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" activist Lt. Dan Choi, and Courage Campaign founder Rick Jacobs.

President Obama attended a star-studded Democratic Party fundraiser at the Beverly Hilton and faced protests over Prop 8 silence. Gay and lesbian marriage advocates demanded he weigh in on the anti same-sex marriage ban and on repealing 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell." Celebs including Antonio Banderas, Melanie Griffith, Tyler Perry, Nicky Hilton, Steven Spielberg, Jamie Foxx and Kiefer Sutherland attended the soiree.

The woman who Seattle Gay News called "the most powerful lesbian in the country" delivered an attack on Mitt Romney's values during the Democratic National Convention on Tuesday. Mary Kay Henry, the first woman president of the Service Employees International Union, represents more than 2 million members worldwide. But she's a native of Detroit.

Meghan McCain, a co-host on The View today, jumped right in and took a shot at former Vice President Dick Cheney, as well as Karl Rove.