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I'm writing to ask you to join me in boycotting the DNC. The boycott is sponsored by AMERICAblog, and cosponsored by Daily Kos, Michelangelo Signorile, and Paul Sousa, among others.

A year ago, the LGBT community, our families, friends and allies across the country were elated by the election of Barack Obama as President of the United States.  We poured our hearts and wallets out to elect a Democratic president and Congress, and on November 4th, 2008 we had great hope.

Over the past year our joy has turned to frustration as President Obama and the Democratic Party have moved away from their campaign commitments to gay and lesbian Americans.  While President Obama repeatedly promised to pass the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA), repeal Don't Ask, Don't Tell (DADT), and repeal the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), he has now backtracked on all three commitments.

There has been little, if any, pressure from the White House for votes on the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA).  The administration continues to send mixed signals on the repeal of Don't Ask, Don't Tell (DADT).  And we've been told not to expect the repeal of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) to even be considered until President Obama's second term.  In the last two weeks alone, the Obama administration continued to defend DOMA in the courts, and the White House and the Democratic party refused to lift a finger to help us defeat anti-gay ballot initiatives in Maine and Washington state.  LGBT Americans, our families, and our friends kept our promise at the ballot box, we now expect President Obama to keep his in the White House.

Please join us in pledging to postpone your contributions to the Democratic National Committee, Organizing for America, and the Obama campaign until the Democratic Congress passes, and President Obama signs, legislation enacting ENDA, repealing DADT, and repealing DOMA -- as promised.

The Democrats have it in their power to end this tomorrow.  And we remain hopeful that they will.  Thanks so much.

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Sign the petition, and take the pledge not to donate to the DNC, OFA, or the Obama campaign until they pass ENDA, and repeal DADT and DOMA. You can find the pledge here: http://salsa.wiredforchange.com/o/6006/t/5410/petition.jsp?petition_KEY=727

Frequently Asked Questions - everything you wanted to know about this campaign:http://gay.americablog.com/2009/11/dont-ask-dont-give.html

AMERICAblog Gay - the site where we'll be organizing the campaign and providing updates on this issue, but also lgbt political issues across the board: http://gay.AMERICAblog.com

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