LGBTQ advocates warn of ‘enormous slight’ if Trump, Biden aren’t asked

[Lori Dee]

LGBTQ advocates warn of 'enormous slight' if Trump, Biden aren't asked about policies
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The Hill - BROOKE MIGDON
Published 06/26/24 7:13 PM ET

Advocates are calling for President Biden and former President Trump to answer for their LGBTQ records and policy proposals at Thursday evening's debate.

The debate, hosted by CNN in Atlanta, is the first to take place during LGBTQ Pride month ... A second debate is scheduled for Sep. 10, hosted by ABC.

"This will be an enormous slight to our community if LGBTQ questions are not asked during this debate," said Sarah Kate Ellis, president and CEO of the LGBTQ media advocacy organization GLAAD. "Our community is deeply affected by where these candidates stand."

In a letter on Tuesday, Ellis pressed moderators Dana Bash and Jake Tapper to ask Trump and Biden about their past statements and policies and their plans to advance the rights of LGBTQ people if they are elected in November.

"The safety and freedom of LGBTQ people depends on your engagement with the candidates and ability to inform voters about their records and proposals," Ellis wrote in the letter, a copy of which was obtained by The Hill.

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[Arch]

I was disappointed that queer issues were not addressed, and the omission suggests that queer people are not important enough to merit a few minutes' worth of debate time. However, given the way the debate unfolded (with lots of digressions and with many outright lies on one side), I don't think we would have learned anything new from either candidate.

[Kay226]

This election scares the crap out of me!