America's largest LGBTQ rights group plans $15 million swing state blitz to re-elect BidenThe Human Rights Campaign is launching a spending push in six key states to rally "equality voters" — and warns that many still need to be persuaded to vote for Biden.
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May 20, 2024, 5:00 AM MDT
The Human Rights Campaign, the largest LGBTQ rights group in the United States, is launching a $15 million commitment to help Democratic President Joe Biden defeat Republican Donald Trump in the 2024 election.
The spending blitz, shared first with NBC News, will cover the six key battleground states of Pennsylvania, Michigan, Wisconsin, Georgia, Arizona and Nevada. The group says it will include paid ads, staff hires, field campaigns and events in those states, which are poised to decide who wins the presidency and Congress.
The election carries high stakes for the future of national policy when it comes to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender Americans. In his first term, Biden advanced the cause by codifying same-sex marriage nationwide, allowing transgender people in the military and directing agencies to support LGBTQ equality.
Trump, meanwhile, has blasted "left-wing gender insanity" and vowed to roll back government programs backing trans rights and punish doctors who provide gender-affirming care to minors. He has encouraged a growing and well-organized conservative backlash against some parts of the pro-LGBTQ movement, with schools, women's sports and public bathrooms turning into fronts in the culture war.------
