HRC president speaks at Democratic National Convention
CHICAGO — Human Rights Campaign President Kelley Robinson addressed the Democratic National Convention on Wednesday, beginning with a stirring account of her family’s journey from enslavement in antebellum Mississippi to freedom in Muscatine, Iowa. “Progress is happening,” HRC’s first Black woman leader said, noting that the country is “preparing to elect President Kamala Harris.” “My friends, the 20+ million LGBTQ+ Americans are living proof,” Robinson said. “We are your friends and your neighbors, your classmates and your family — like Daniel, a trans kid in Tucson who’s going to his very first prom, like Eric from San Antonio, who sacrificed in combat and then came home to battle ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,’ like Sandy and Kris, the first same-sex couple to get legally married in California 11 years ago, in a ceremony officiated by Kamala Harris.” By contrast, “Donald Trump wants to erase us,” she said. “He would ban our healthcare, belittle our marriages, bury our stories.
But we are not going anywhere. We are not going back.” “Kamala Harris and Tim Walz, they are champions for LGBTQ+ freedom, y’all,” Robinson said. “So tonight, we’re fighting for lesbian, gay, bisexual, queer and trans freedom without exception.
We’re fighting for equality for all without exception. We’re fighting for joy. Somebody say joy? Somebody say joy. Somebody say joy, without exception.” The post HRC president speaks at Democratic National Convention appeared first on Washington Blade: LGBTQ News, Politics, LGBTQ Rights, Gay News.
