Jill Biden says former Republican President Donald Trump is a “bully” who is “dangerous” for the LGBTQ community.
First lady Jill Biden speaks before previewing the food and decorations at the White House in Washington, Tuesday, April 9, 2024, for the State Dinner for Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Wednesday. a “bully” who is “dangerous” to their community and urging its members to “fight like hell” to keep the Republican from defeating her husband in November.“targeting this community.” She encouraged members to spend every day until the Nov.
“Donald Trump is a bully. He is dangerous to the LGBTQ community, to our families, to our country, and we cannot let him win,” the first lady said at the event held by the Human Rights Campaign, a prominent civil rights organization for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer people. “We have to fight like hell. Today, tomorrow and all the days after. Until the polls close on Nov 5. Until Joe and Kamala have won another term. Until all the people in all the places can live freely surrounded by love,” she said.The Human Rights Campaign event followed the launch this week of “Out for Biden-Harris,” which the president's reelection campaign created to mobilize LGBTQ voters.
In her speech, Jill Biden said the president has advocated for LGBTQ people by signing the Respect for Marriage Act, ending a ban on blood donations from gay and bisexual men, allowing transgender individuals to serve openly in the military and opposing conversion therapy.“They want to take our victories away but we won’t let them,” Biden said. “Your president will not let them. I will not let them.
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