(6/7/2005)

Tom Daschle to be Honored at Homosexual Awards Ceremony

"Architect of the Defeat of the Federal Marriage Amendment."

Former United States Senator Tom Daschle (D-SD) will be honored at the National Gay & Lesbian Task Force Leadership Awards at the Helen & Martin Kimmel Center in New York City on June 13.

The featured speaker at the event will be Senator Charles Schumer (D-NY).  Event sponsorships run from $10,000 down to $1,500.   

Promotions for the event list Daschle as "Architect of the Defeat of the Federal Marriage Amendment." 

The National Gay & Lesbian Task Force's website further states, "Senator Daschle led the successful fight to defeat the Federal Marriage Amendment (FMA) in the U.S. Senate. In doing so, he put his 25-year career in Congress on the line to help wage one of the crucial battles in the history of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community. FMA was defeated, but on Election Day 2004, Sen. Daschle became the first Senate party leader in 52 years to lose reelection — by 4,500 votes."