The Advocate, a prominent magazine for the LGBT community, on Monday endorsed Hillary Clinton
Hillary Diane Rodham ClintonSen. Warren, reliving the good old days, hopes for a recession Mueller testimony fails to move needle on impeachment Club for Growth warms to Trump after 2016 fight MORE for president.
The magazine's latest cover includes an image of Clinton, the presumptive Democratic nominee, with the hashtag "#winner."
The Advocate said it was endorsing Clinton for president "with enthusiasm," noting that she has made LGBT issues a central part of her campaign.
"She has produced the most complete and impressive LGBT platform of any presidential candidate ever," the magazine stated.
The endorsement comes as Democrats kick off their national nominating convention Monday in Philadelphia.
The magazine endorsed President Obama for reelection in 2012. But before that year, it noted, no previous candidate had backed same-sex marriage.
The publication also criticized Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump
Donald John TrumpMcConnell, Paul offer bill to cement tax provision benefiting bourbon makers Creating opportunity for all Scarborough implores Democrats: Go hard after Trump or he'll win in 2020 MORE, saying he "has indicated his eagerness to abandon civil rights in pursuit of an electoral win."
The Advocate went after Trump's selection of Indiana Gov. Mike Pence
Michael (Mike) Richard PenceDem lawmaker asks Mueller if Trump administration was vulnerable to blackmail Pence canceled New Hampshire trip to avoid contact with drug trafficker: report Human rights: Trump's trump card against China and North Korea MORE (R) as his running mate. Pence caught flak last year over a state law that critics said would allow businesses to discriminate against LGBT customers.
Trump's selection of Pence as his running mate "underscores Trump’s abject refutation of LGBT rights as a principle he considers with any seriousness," the magazine argued.
Trump has received a mixed response for his pitch to members of the LGBT community following the massacre at a gay nightclub in Orlando, Fla., last month.
He also made an appeal to the LGBT community in his speech at the GOP convention last week, vowing to protect them from terrorism.
Clinton earlier this year won the backing of the LGBT advocacy group Human Rights Campaign.
