20 LGBT Celebrities Who Have Made Political Donations Or Attended Campaign Fundraisers

20 LGBT Celebrities Who Have Contributed To Political Campaigns

When it comes to backing a particular political candidate or party, celebrities have a couple of advantages over the average citizen. Not only do they often have a platform, like a talk show, television appearance or magazine cover story, with which they can easily and widely disseminate their view points, but they also have a ton of cash to donate to their choice cause or politician.

Just as the election season comes to a full boil, we've rounded up a slideshow of 20 LGBT celebrities who have dropped some big bucks or attended fundraisers in hopes of seeing their preferred candidate elected. Have a look below and then sound off on how you feel about the relationship between Hollywood and Washington D.C. -- is it a good thing or a bad combination?

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LGBT Celebrities Who Have Funded Political Campaigns

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