Under Cambridge's Hare Proportional system of voting, a candidate needs about 10,000 votes to be elected.
"I'm very gratified by the endorsement," Sullivan said yesterday.
He added that he could not see the endorsement hurting him in any way, even among the more conservative of his constituents. "In general, coming out against discrimination in any form is not seen as radical anymore," Sullivan said.
Wylie agreed, "So many people now know someone who is gay that it is accepted as part of the landscape," he said.
CLAGA plans to publicize its choices in both gay and non-gay media, including its own newsletter, Handel said.
But beyond that, it is up to individuals, he added. "A lot of openly gay individuals are working on political campaigns, although CLAGA is not officially involved," Handel said