The Human Rights Campaign Foundation and LOGO, a division of Viacom’s MTV Networks will co-present this historic and first-ever live televised U.S. Presidential candidate forum on issues of importance to the LGBT community, with seven of the leading 2008 Democratic presidential candidates.

The one-hour event will be held on THURSDAY, AUGUST 9th at 6 p.m. Pacific Time in Los Angeles before a studio audience and broadcast live, without commercial interruption, exclusively on Logo’s 24/7 cable television channel as well as through live streaming video at LOGOonline.com.

The panelists plan to cover a range of issues including relationship recognition, marriage equality, workplace fairness, the military, hate crimes, HIV/AIDS and other important issues.

Logo is a television and broadband channel for the LGBT audience and the Human Rights Campaign Foundation is the educational arm of the nation’s largest LGBT civil rights organization. The event will take place and will be repeated on the Logo channel at 9 pm Thursday; 11 pm Friday Aug. 10th; 10 am Saturday Aug. 11th; and 9 pm Monday Aug. 13th.

Many of the candidates will be having watch parties during the debate and make appearances after:

Hillary Clinton Watch Party

6:00 pm
The Abbey, 692 N Robertson Blvd
West Hollywood, CA 90069
$50 General Admission (SOLD OUT)
$1,000.00 VIP Reception
Click here for tickets/information

John Edwards Watch Party
5:45 pm
Republic Restaurant & Lounge
650 N La Cienega Blvd,
West Hollywood, CA 90069
$15.00 online or at the door
Click here for tickets/information

Dennis Kucinich Watch Party
8:30 pm
Circus Disco
6655 Santa Monica Blvd.
Hollywood, CA 90038
$25.00 – To RSVP Contact Tom English or Mary Jacobs at 323-260-4895

Barack Obama Watch Party
7:30-9:30 pm
Area Nightclub

643 N La Cienega Blvd
West Hollywood, CA 90069
$250.00 – Click here to RSVP or contact Adia Smith at 310-277-2008
 
Bill Richardson Post-Forum
HRC Forum viewing at Eleven
8811 Santa Monica Blvd.
West Hollywood, CA 90069
Free, but currently at capacity
Click here to waitlist