Obama wouldn't be doing this to energize his gay supporters.

He said Mr. Bush had long wanted to meet with gay supporters and seemed more eager now that the primaries were over.

So what can Log Cabin Republicans, gay supporters of the ruling party, be thinking?

The president's most prominent gay supporter would not even say if he planned to vote to re-elect him.

That same day, Mr. Gore, following a similar approach, met with gay supporters.

His homophobia increases to the point of threatening a gay supporter with bodily harm.

The anger in the room showed that pitfalls lurk for any politician who takes gay supporters for granted.

In the presidential campaign of Bill Bradley, he worked nationally to organize gay supporters.