Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party

DFL Party proudly stands with GLBT community to support social justice and equality

St. Paul (June 26, 2010) - As the Twin Cities Pride Festival is held this weekend, the DFL Party proudly stands with members of the GLBT community to celebrate diversity and fight for equality. State Chair Brian Melendez released this statement:

"The DFL Party is based on values that support building strong families. Our Party celebrates diversity and promotes fairness. Our activists and elected officials have fought for decades for social justice. But for far too long, some Minnesotans have been denied the right to declare their love and commitment through marriage. Every person should be allowed to take care of their significant other emotionally, financially and legally. We are proud to stand up this weekend and declare our support for the GLBT community, to renew our fight for marriage equality, and to affirm our commitment to ending discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation."

Members of the Stonewall DFL and other DFL supporters will walk with DFL-endorsed gubernatorial candidate Margaret Anderson Kelliher in this year's Pride parade. Margaret will hold a rally with more than 100 supporters before the parade, at 10:30 a.m. on Sunday, June 28th, on 3rd St, between Marquette and 2nd Ave.