Gathered in a Coquina Key home, a group of President Obama's local supporters chat and laugh as if they're casually socializing, like friends at a housewarming party or a Sunday dinner with the neighbors. It’s cozy and welcoming, but everyone is there for a bigger cause: getting out the LGBT vote for Obama.
There’s a mix of intimacy and electricity pulsing through the room as its occupants talk about equal rights, the upcoming election, and supporting the LGBT community — an energy that's characteristic of a grassroots campaign.
This article appears in Aug 9-15, 2012.