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Ask President Obama Your LGBT-Related Questions

March 25, 2009

Special thanks to Communications intern Casey Katims for sending us this post! President Obama announced yesterday that he will be hosting an online “town hall” on the White House website tomorrow, March 26. Questions will be submitted and rated by the site’s visitors, and the President will answer the most popular questions. Although the first round of questions will be about the economy, Obama will also answer whatever questions are most highly rated by the visitors—including, perhaps, some questions on LGBT-related topics. Watch the video of President Obama discussing his online town hall:

Many of the President’s policy positions are pro-LGBT equality, but it’s important that we hold him to these promises. Here are some LGBT policies that visitors could ask about:

The WhiteHouse.gov town hall will be conducted using a new feature called “Open for Questions,” which requires participants to sign up with a username and password. After signing up, you can submit your own questions, and vote on questions submitted by others. For those interested, CLICK HERE. By answering questions that come directly from us, Obama is attempting to reach out to the people who helped him get elected:

This experiment is about encouraging transparency and accountability, so ask the President exactly what it is you want to know – but let others do the same. It is a community-moderated system, but remember that even though you may not like the viewpoint behind someone’s question, everyone has a right to their opinion. Also remember that Americans of all ages will be participating in this event, so be thoughtful about the words you choose. Participants are asked to follow some basic guidelines for submitting their own questions and flagging other questions as inappropriate.

The event will take place tomorrow, March 26. Online voting will close at 9:30 a.m. EST, and the town hall will begin at 11:30 a.m.