Human Rights Campaign Endorses Vice President Joe Biden for President

Today, HRC announced its endorsement of Joe Biden for President. HRC’s Board of Directors, comprised of 26 community leaders from across the nation, unanimously and enthusiastically voted to endorse former Vice President Joe Biden for President of the United States. The endorsement comes on the 8th Anniversary of Biden’s endorsement of marriage equality in an interview on Meet the Press.

“Vice President Joe Biden is the leader our community and our country need at this moment,” said HRC President Alphonso David. “His dedication to advancing LGBTQ equality, even when it was unpopular to do so, has pushed our country and our movement forward. This November, the stakes could not be higher. Far too many LGBTQ people, and particularly those who are most vulnerable, face discrimination, intimidation, and violence simply because of who they are and who they love. But rather than have our backs, Donald Trump and Mike Pence have spent the last three and a half years rolling back and rescinding protections for LGBTQ people. Joe Biden will be a president who stands up for all of us. HRC and our more than three million members and supporters will work day and night to ensure he is the next President of the United States.”

From his advocacy for strengthening hate crime laws in the late 1980s to championing landmark non-discrimination legislation such as the Equality Act, Joe Biden’s decades-long record supporting LGBTQ people is both strong and multifaceted. Few other national politicians have such a long record of acting on behalf of LGBTQ equality.

Throughout his campaign, Biden has committed to advancing LGBTQ equality as President. In 2019, just weeks after announcing his candidacy, Biden committed to passing the Equality Act as President at the 36th Human Rights Campaign Columbus Dinner. His campaign’s LGBTQ platform is the most comprehensive LGBTQ equality plan by a presumptive presidential nominee in our nation’s history.

Read more: https://www.hrc.org/blog/hrc-endorses-vice-president-joe-biden-for-president