THE CAUCUS; Mormon Democrats To Gather in Charlotte
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But the stigma of being a Democrat in Utah is so strong that the state Democratic chairman, Jim Dabakis, said he recently had this telling encounter: He was in rural Iron County meeting with a small group of Democrats, when a man came up to him after the meeting and mentioned that he was gay. Mr. Dabakis, who is gay himself, said, "That must be tough down here."

The man said that it was, but not for the obvious reason. "I don't tell anyone I'm gay," the man told Mr. Dabakis, "because if I do, they'll know I'm a Democrat."