Vice president Joe Biden
Vice president Joe Biden, dubbed the friend of the LGBT movement, is planning to speak before a group of bigtime gay donors and philanthropists – a move some see as a key step toward his eventual White House run.
Bloomberg reported Biden is speaking to OutGiving, an influential gay group assembled by millionairre businessman Tim Gill. The get-together will give “unique opportunities for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT) and allied donors to gather in a private setting to engage in conversation with each other and with respected LGBT and allied leaders aboout ways to advance equality through philanthropy,” the OutGiving website stated.
Gill, meanwhile, praised the vice president for his ongoing support of LGBT issues.
“[He’s] been a true ally for LGBT equality,” he said in an email to Bloomberg. “From his long-time leadership on preventing violence against women to his historica support for marriage equality and global LGBT human rights, vice president Biden has been a champion for LGBT issues.”
Gill also gave signals about what Biden would speak about, saying in his email: “We are grateful he will join us … to celebrat the progress we’ve made and re-commit to the work that remains.”
Biden famously declared his support for gay marriage in 2012 at a time when President Obama hadn’t yet came forward with his own so-called evolutionary views of the unions. The White House was forced to scramble to give Obama the chance to speak on the matter on national television a few days later, while Biden reported issued a mea culpa to the president.
Biden hasn’t ruled out a run for the presidency, though most political analysts see former secretary of state Hillary Clinton as the Democratic Party’s front-runner in the race.
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