Gay & Lesbian Victory Fund Targeted Kern

The group claiming credit for making public a recording of Oklahoma City Republican Rep. Sally Kern is The Gay & Lesbian Victory Fund, a political action committee dedicated to increasing the number of openly lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender public officials in American political life.

From The Gay & Lesbian Victory Fund: A video of anti-gay remarks made by an Oklahoma lawmaker and posted on YouTube.com by The Victory Fund has been viewed more than 500,000 times as of this writing.

The Victory Fund, several research sources report, provides strategic, technical and financial support to openly gay and lesbian candidates and officials across the United States, helping them win elections at local, state and federal levels. Founded in 1991, The Victory Fund has successfully helped elect several hundred openly LGBT candidates to Congress, state legislatures, school boards, city councils and more. The organization also offers programs and training to elected officials.

It is known for its ability to generate thousands of emails to those who oppose its views or openly criticize the homosexual lifestyle.

The Victory Fund endorses dozens of openly LGBT candidates each year, increasing exposure to potential donors and providing both strategic and material support, one research site reports.

Past and present endorsees include Congresswoman Tammy Baldwin, Congressman Barney Frank, Providence Mayor David Cicilline, Dallas County Sheriff Lupe Valdez, Alabama State Representative Patricia Todd, Oklahoma Corporation Commissioner Jim Roth, and Oregon Supreme Court Justice Virginia Linder.

In 2006, 67 of the group's 88 endorsed candidates won their elections.

The Victory Fund is the nation’s largest LGBT political action committee and one of the nation’s largest non-connected PACs.

For more information on The Gay & Lesbian Victory Fund, go to http://www.victoryfund.org/endorsed_candidates/profile/candidate:109.

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