LGBTQ Groups Rally Behind Kamala Harris
longstanding support of the LGBTQ community“We are deeply grateful to President Biden for his more than 50 years of public service and his longtime support for the LGBTQ+ community,” HRC President Kelley Robinson said in a statement. “Today’s announcement reflects what President Biden has done his entire career and will be core to his legacy: putting the needs of Americans and his country above his own.
We owe the Biden-Harris team a debt of gratitude for leading the country out of a state of chaos and constant crisis under former President Trump.”Calling Harris a “trailblazer” and a “champion for LGBTQ+ equality” dating back to her time as District Attorney of San Francisco, Robinson also noted that the Biden-Harris administration has adopted a number of pro-LGBTQ policy positions, including support for the Respect for Marriage Act, which Biden signed into law in 2022, rules protecting LGBTQ youth from harassment in schools, appointing more than 200 LGBTQ people to various government positions, and nominating several LGBTQ judges to the federal bench.“Convicted felon Donald Trump has already shown that he aims to destroy democracy and divide the country in his quest for power,” Robinson said. “Vice President Kamala Harris is a true champion of unity and accountability — and will fight for a country where no one is above the law and ‘justice for all’ means something.“The Human Rights Campaign could not be prouder to endorse Vice President Kamala Harris and commit to channeling our resources and supporters to work to elect the first Black and South Asian woman president of the United States.”Kierra Johnson, executive director of the National LGBTQ Task Force Action Fund, echoed similar sentiments, thanking Biden for being an ally to LGBTQ communities and for the pro-LGBTQ policies advanced by his administration.“At this critical moment for our democracy and our freedoms, we have both hope and excitement for Vice President Kamala Harris and what she can do for our.
