Well, her running mate is in a wheelchair. It may not be obvious from the one picture.
These days if it's a lib running for anything they are probably in a wheelchair, or on crutches, or have some type of physical affliction. On MSNBC the other night Keith Olbermann said you can't criticize Tammy Duckworth for anything because she lost her legs in Iraq.
Both the lesbianism and her disability are listed as "qualifications" for the positions:
The bios:
"Grace Ross has been a life-long activist working with diverse, low-income leaders to abolish poverty and on progressive causes from nonviolence, the environment, and international solidarity to anti-racist struggles, women’s rights, union organizing and gay/lesbian civil rights. She grew up in New York, came to Harvard for college and graduate work and found her home in the streets and primarily low-income communities’ struggle for survival and justice. She is a white lesbian living in Worcester. "
"Martina Robinson is a 30-year-old disability and equal marriage rights activist, Green Rainbow Party member, and community organizer who also happens to be a woman of color in an electric wheelchair. She lives in a rent controlled apartment in Belchertown, MA. She earns her living via freelance writing, teaching dance to other people with disabilities, and giving speeches on various topics such as disability rights and reproproductive justice. "