Hillary Clinton: ‘We need to stop the violence and save LGBT lives’

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By Dawn Ennis · Thursday, October 6, 2016

Hillary Clinton has gone back to the city where Democrats made the historic decision to nominate her as their standard bearer in the race for the White House, and delivered a powerful pitch for the LGBTQ vote. Philadelphia Gay News invited both candidates for president to discuss these issues with its readers, but only the former secretary of state responded.

“If I’m fortunate enough to be elected president,” she wrote in an op-ed, “I’ll protect the progress we’ve fought so hard to achieve — and I’ll keep fighting until every American can live free from discrimination and prejudice.”

In addition to pledging to work to pass the Equality Act guaranteeing protection from discrimination, Clinton said she wants to create a generation free of AIDS, and she lent critical attention to the plight of trans women of color. She also addressed the fight for an end to gun violence.

“LGBT people are now more likely than any other group to be the target of a hate crime. America saw the effects of hate in Orlando, with the attack on the Pulse nightclub — the deadliest mass shooting by a single person in our history. The danger is compounded for LGBT people of color, who face intersectional pressures and dangers, particularly transgender people of color. Last year, more than 20 transgender women were killed in America. Recently, three were murdered right here in Philadelphia.

We need to stop the violence and save LGBT lives.”

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http://www.lgbtqnation.com/2016/10/hillary-clinton-need-stop-violence-save-lgbt-lives/

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