Washington, D.C.--“If your goal is simply to elect Democrats, then give to the Democratic National Committee.”

“But if your goal is to make the Democratic Party better on LGBT issues, then your money should go to supportive state parties and independent LGBT groups like the Stonewall Democrats,” said Paul Yandura, a former Clinton administration official and Democratic fundraiser.

“This is a conversation [the LGBT community] needs to have and hasn’t yet,” Yandura added.