Sixteen members of Congress, including eight of the 11 openly LGBTQ members, joined President Joe Biden in delivering remarks before the Human Rights Campaign’s virtual LGBTQ Inaugural celebration held on Jan.
20 hours after Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris took the oath of office at the U.S. Capitol. Among the members of Congress who spoke were Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.).
Both praised HRC and LGBTQ community advocates for playing an active role in helping to elect Biden and Harris as president and vice president. “Thank you for helping to elect what will be the most pro-equality administration in our nation’s history,” Schumer said in a recorded video. “Thank you