Democrats strike “gay and lesbian” from platform

Miriam mentioned the other day that the Democrats had improved the language about reproductive rights in the party platform. Yesterday, however, came the news that they’ve stripped out the platform’s only references to gay and lesbian Americans. Here’s the edited version:

We support full inclusion of gay and lesbian families in the life of our nation and seek equal responsibilities, benefits, and protections for these families.

Cynical interpretation: They’re trying to scale back explicit support for LGBT rights.
Hopeful interpretation: They’re defining “families” broadly and inclusively — not limited to straight or to straight and queer couples.
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