Pete Buttigieg Endorsed By Major LGBT+ Group
Presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg will now officially be endorsed by Equity California, one of the United States’ biggest LGBT+ membership organisations.
Although Buttigieg is the only openly gay presidential candidate, his endorsement by the organisation was not a given. After asking all candidates to fill out a questionnaire, the organisation decided to back Buttigieg after his impressive and detailed policies for protecting LGBT+ youth in schools and ending the HIV epidemic by 2030.
“When we had the combination of an LGBTQ candidate who had the most comprehensive and boldest policy agenda, and was also viable … it was an easy decision,” said Rick Zbur, Equality California’s executive director.
According to ‘Courthouse News Service’, Buttigieg in a recent statement called the groups “unrelenting in their fight for LGBTQ+ people and our push for full equality.”
“My campaign is based around a shared future of belonging for all Americans, no matter their sexual orientation or gender identity,” he said. “President Trump’s attacks on the LGBTQ+ community, especially our trans members, have shown us that the fight for equal rights did not end with marriage equality. I will be the president to continue that fight for equality.”
Zbur also added that seeing Buttigieg make a serious run for the presidency as an openly gay man is “something that literally brings tears to the eyes of many members of our community.”
A Buttigieg presidency would “redefine what’s possible in politics and will inspire millions of LGBT youth.”
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