Jill Biden addresses LGBTQ donors at Equality PAC fundraiser
First lady Jill Biden expressed solidarity with members of the LGBTQ community Monday at a D.C.-based fundraiser hosted by the Equality PAC, urging action amid fears same-sex marriage is under threat in the wake of the U.S.
Supreme Court ruling overturning Roe v. Wade. “Right now we’re fighting the battles we thought we had already won,” Jill Biden said. “And we don’t need to guess where the extremists are going next because they’ve already told us in the Dobbs decision.” The Equality PAC is a congressional political action committee led by the openly gay and lesbian members of the U.S.
House. Among the notables seen in attendance who spoke at the fundraiser were Reps. Mark Takano (D-Calif.) and David Cicilline (D-R.I.), who co-chair the caucus.
The event was held at the Long View Gallery. “Progress isn’t a line,” Jill Biden said. “It sometimes feels like an ocean, pushing forward and pulling back.
