Not much of a debate if you ask me. Democratic candidates, one at a time, get asked pointed questions about their position on issues that matter to gays. Ryan Sager has a good liveblogging summary, and the Sun-Sentinel has a write-up:

The candidates underscored differences with Republicans on gay and lesbian rights, but leading candidates also faced aggressive questioning on their reluctance to embrace marriage for same-sex couples.

All of the Democratic candidates support a federal ban on anti-gay job discrimination, want to repeal the "don't ask, don't tell" policy barring gays from serving openly in the military and support civil unions that would extend marriage-like rights to same-sex couples.

Sure, but that's the easy stuff, what about gay arriage, an idea against which amendments have passed by large margins in most states of the union, including states that Democrats need to win the presidency.

Supports same-sex marriage:

• Obama: no, civil unions only.
• Hillary: no, civil unions only.
• Edwards: no.
• Richardson: no, country isn't ready.
• Gravel: yes.
• Kucinich: yes.

Serious candidates say no.

The gay-issues folks need to lower their expectations, they are not getting anything from the Democrats, and they sure won't be able to turn to the Republicans. Rudy Giuliani and Mitt Romney, who haven't been anti-gay crusaders exactly, wouldn't dare to even show up at a forum like this.