Kate Aurthur editorIn the spring of 2012, the gay rights organization the Human Rights Campaign asked Michael Lombardo, then the president of HBO, to host an event for Vice President Joe Biden.
Not a fundraiser, mind you — but a meet-and-greet for the vice president to reach out to LGBTQ people in the entertainment industry.
The event was meant to be healing. As President Barack Obama and Vice President Biden sought reelection, Hollywood’s queer community felt that the administration had not done enough.
Sure, Obama had signed a bill in 2010 repealing the Clinton administration’s disastrous military policy, “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell;” and yes, the following year, Obama had instructed the Justice Department to stop defending the Defense of.
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