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Joe Biden says LGBTQ rights will be his top legislative priority
Bill Barrow,
Associated Press
Jun 1, 2019, 10:01 PM
Democratic presidential candidate, former Vice President Joe Biden speaks during the Human Rights Campaign Columbus, Ohio Dinner at Ohio State University Saturday, June 1, 2019.
Associated Press/Paul Vernon
The former vice president shared his hopes of signing the legislation as part of a keynote address to hundreds of activists at the Human Rights Campaign's annual Ohio gala. In a half-hour at the lectern, his remarks ranged from emotional tributes to his audience and their personal endurance to condemnations of President Donald Trump.
"It's wrong and it is immoral what they're doing," Biden said of the Trump administration. Among other Trump polices, he cited attempts to bar transgender troops in the U.S. military, allow individuals in the medical field to refuse to treat LGBTQ individuals, and allow homeless shelters to refuse transgender occupants.
"Just like with racial justice and women's rights, we are seeing pushback against all the progress we've made toward equality," Biden said.
Bill Barrow,
Associated Press
Jun 1, 2019, 10:01 PM
Democratic presidential candidate, former Vice President Joe Biden speaks during the Human Rights Campaign Columbus, Ohio Dinner at Ohio State University Saturday, June 1, 2019.
Associated Press/Paul Vernon
- Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden declared Saturday that the Equality Act would be his top legislative priority.
- He was speaking as part of a keynote address to hundreds of activists at the Human Rights Campaign's annual Ohio gala.
- "It's wrong and it is immoral what they're doing," Biden said of the Trump administration, citing its attempts to bar transgender troops from the US military and allow homeless shelters to refuse transgender occupants.
The former vice president shared his hopes of signing the legislation as part of a keynote address to hundreds of activists at the Human Rights Campaign's annual Ohio gala. In a half-hour at the lectern, his remarks ranged from emotional tributes to his audience and their personal endurance to condemnations of President Donald Trump.
"It's wrong and it is immoral what they're doing," Biden said of the Trump administration. Among other Trump polices, he cited attempts to bar transgender troops in the U.S. military, allow individuals in the medical field to refuse to treat LGBTQ individuals, and allow homeless shelters to refuse transgender occupants.
"Just like with racial justice and women's rights, we are seeing pushback against all the progress we've made toward equality," Biden said.
