‘Out For Biden-Harris’ Campaign Initiative To Engage LGBTQ Voters

The Biden-Harris campaign has launched a new initiative to engage LGBTQ voters in support of President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris’s reelection in 2024. https://twitter.com/WashBlade/status/1778131078915490143 The new program, ”Out for Biden-Harris,” underscores the campaign’s focus on the LGBTQ community and acknowledges the importance of queer support in previous electoral wins. The Biden-Harris administration, perhaps the most pro-LGBTQ in history, has several victories to tout to voters this year, including: • Reversing Trump-era policies that banned transgender service members from the armed forces and that allowed discrimination in healthcare • Signing the Respect for Marriage Act into law • Participating in events that spotlight the fight for LGBTQ equality, such as HRC’s 2023 National Dinner in October, where the president and Jill Biden were keynote speakers. https://twitter.com/TheAdvocateMag/status/1778075648310784155 From The Advocate:

According to the campaign, the 2020 election saw the mobilization of nearly 11,000 LGBTQ+ volunteers who were key in electing Biden and Harris. To harness this robust support base, the “Out for Biden-Harris” initiative hopes to re-engage these people and further their impactful work.

To that end, “Out for Biden-Harris” will equip participants with the necessary tools to organize within their networks, tapping into a diverse array of community messengers — from drag queens and elected officials to LGBTQ+ faith leaders, the campaign said.

The new effort has the support from important LGBTQ organizations across the country, with endorsements from groups such as Equality North Carolina PAC, Fair Wisconsin, Delaware Stonewall PAC, the Center for Black Equity Political Action Fund, Equality California and Silver State Equality. Last year, the Human Rights Campaign, National Center for Trans Equality Action Fund, and Equality PAC issued a joint endorsement of the ticket. Altogether, these organizations represent a collective membership of over 3.8 million. Organizers are poised to utilize their resources to mobilize equality-minded voters especially in battleground states. https://twitter.com/thehill/status/1778054347240157546 Vice President Kamala Harris filmed a new campaign video to launch the initiative showcasing last year’s Pride Month celebration at the White House as well as Harris’s appearance at Capital Pride in Washington, D.C. Throughout the video, we see important LGBTQ officials in the Biden-Harris administration including Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg and Assistant Secretary for Health Rachel Levine. https://youtu.be/WKkEXfTcT5s?si=DxqhJsn3V5Z2Kkrf