Donald Trump and Mike Pence have given hate against LGBTQ+ individuals safe harbor and rolled back critical protections for the LGBTQ+ community. During the Obama-Biden Administration, the United States made historic strides toward LGBTQ+ equality - from the repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” to Biden’s historic declaration in support of marriage equality on Meet the Press in 2012 to the unprecedented advancement of protections for LGBTQ+ Americans at the federal level.īut this fight’s not over. Joe Biden believes that every human being should be treated with respect and dignity and be able to live without fear no matter who they are or who they love. Joe Biden, “Meet the Press,” May 6, 2012 “Who do you love? Who do you love? And will you be loyal to the person you love? And that’s what people are finding out is what all marriages, at their root, are about.”