Hillary Clinton Statement on the Endorsement of the Human Rights Campaign
Hillary Clinton released the following statement in response to earning the endorsement of the Human Rights Campaign:
“I’m honored to receive the endorsement of the Human Rights Campaign—the nation’s largest organization working to achieve full equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender Americans. Thanks to the Human Rights Campaign and millions of advocates across the country, we’ve made tremendous progress. But our work is far from over. Too many LGBT Americans still face discrimination—in employment, in housing, in education, in health care—because of who they are or who they love. And the stakes in this election couldn’t be higher. The Republican candidates for president have not only hurled hateful, insulting rhetoric about the LGBT community—they’ve made it clear that if elected, they will roll back the rights that so many have fought for.
“As President, I will continue to fight alongside the LGBT community to pass the Equality Act. I’ll support efforts to allow transgender personnel to serve openly, and I’ll end the dangerous practice of ‘conversion therapy’ on minors. I’ll expand access to HIV prevention and treatment, and confront the epidemic of violence facing the transgender community, especially transgender women of color. And I’ll continue the efforts I led as Secretary of State to advance the human rights of LGBT people around the world.
“I’m proud to stand with the Human Rights Campaign in this fight. Together, we can and will make our country—and our world—more just, fair, and equal for generations to come.”
This morning the Human Rights Campaign endorsed Hillary Clinton. By noon, the Bernie Sanders campaign was attacking the Human Rights Campaign for endorsing their opponent, continuing a troubling pattern by both the Sanders campaign and its supporters of launching attacks on any individual or group which endorses Secretary Clinton. In all my years of working on and observing campaigns, I have never seen such a strategy, if that’s what it is. It’s anti-democratic, not to mention self defeating.
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BTW, has the Sanders campaign repudiated those ads the GOP is running against Hillary, designed to,help Bernie? Actually, I already know the answer to that.
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Hi everybody, been working my butt off for our girl. I miss reading everything so much! xxoo
Sour grapes is all he has beside “puppies and rainbows” and the help of the GOP operatives. I have never seen it before either.
It was a sure thing when she spoke there not too long ago but it is a matter of timing and she likely has other big backers rolling out over the next week.
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Hi, Karen! Good to hear from you. But I knew you were busy. Keep in touch whenever you can.
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Flint Mayor Karen Weaver also endorsed her. Is he going to attack her too?
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Sure. And Trayvon Martin’s mom and the other lady whose son was shot. Attack, attack, attack!
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