Stonewall Democratic Club Endorses Osborn

's campaign to win the , which includes Beverly Hills, continued to gain support this week with an endorsement from the West Hollywood-based Stonewall Democratic Club.

The political veteran has already received backing from the ,  and the .

Osborn garnered 74 percent of the Stonewall Democratic Club vote, besting South Bay Assemblywoman  nearly 3-1. Of the 209 votes cast at the club's annual endorsement meeting on Wednesday, Osborn won 154 to 55.

"Stonewall is delighted to throw our full and enthusiastic support behind Torie Osborn," Stonewall Democratic Club President Stephen David Simon said. "From her response to AIDS while running the Gay and Lesbian Center to her work for tax reform with California Calls, Torie sees the big picture and knows how to transform crisis into lasting progressive change."

The Stonewall Democratic Club was founded in 1975 as a means of uniting the LGBT community and its straight allies within the Democratic Party.

"As someone who spent so much of my life working for equality in the feminist and LGBT movements, and for social justice across all communities, this endorsement means so much to me," Osborn said. "I am honored and humbled by their support."

Prior to the vote, club members heard testimonials on behalf of the candidates. Former state Senator Sheila Kuehl described Osborn as "the real thing," a longtime LGBT activist whose work spanned the district, from the Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian Center to the Liberty Hill Foundation.

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