LOS ANGELES (AP) – There are mixed feelings from the gay-rights community about Thursday’s historic Democratic presidential forum devoted solely to their issues.

On one hand, it’s a major milestone for the movement and a sign that the Democratic contenders want to court their votes. But on the other, there’s frustration that none of the front-runners is calling for the legalization of gay marriage.

Six of the 8 White House hopefuls will be at the Los Angeles event, which is being hosted by a gay-rights group and by Logo, a cable station geared toward gay people. (Sens. Joe Biden and Chris Dodd are not attending the event.)

All of the Democratic candidates support a federal ban on job discrimination against gays. They also favor repeal of the military’s “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy and support civil unions for same-sex couples.

Only two long-shots support gay marriage: Dennis Kucinich and Mike Gravel.

The Logo channel says it offered to host a forum for Republican candidates, but had no takers.