HRC PAC endorses Biden-Harris reelection bid
The Human Rights Campaign PAC endorsed President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris’s bid for reelection in a statement Tuesday morning.
The group, America’s largest advocacy organization for LGBTQ people, noted the “wave of harmful and discriminatory legislation — some of which was engineered and championed by extremist GOP candidates running for president and their allies — and the concurrent spike in anti-transgender rhetoric and violence.” For these reasons, HRC issued a state of emergency for LGBTQ Americans this past spring.
The group’s president, Kelley Robinson, cited “their steadfast and unyielding support of LGBTQ+ Americans” and noted their allyship comes at “a time when the forces of hatred seek to divide us by race, place and identity” so “the choice in this election is clear.” “In its first term, the Biden-Harris administration has worked closely with HRC and other advocates to secure so many historic, landmark victories for LGBTQ+ Americans — from protecting our right to marry who we love and challenging discriminatory laws seeking to deny healthcare to transgender youth, to strengthening policies that prevent discrimination in foster care, and affirming the identities of all Americans — including nonbinary people who previously could not secure a passport with appropriate gender markers,” Robinson said. “This leadership is crucial now more than ever as LGBTQ+ Americans are living in a state of emergency — experiencing unprecedented attacks from extremist politicians and their right wing allies in states across the country, who are working tirelessly to erase us,” she said. “What’s at stake in the 2024 presidential election for LGBTQ+ people is our humanity, our right to exist, and our ability to live and raise our families in environments free from discrimination and fear.” Robinson added, “As we did in the 2022 midterms, we will mobilize millions of Equality Voters to support pro-equality, pro-choice, and pro-democracy candidates like
