Breaking News: Obama chooses Joe Biden as Vice-President
Bilerico Aug 23 08
The announcement just came out from various news agencies- Barack Obama will name Senator Joe Biden (D-DE) to be his vice-presidential running mate.
I wanted to put together a look at Biden's stance on LGBT rights over the years. Biden scored a 78% from the HRC 2006 rankings on LGBT rights. I've gathered information on his votes and quotes about hate crimes legislation, employment discrimination, DADT, immigration equality, marriage equality and civil unions. This list is by no means complete. If you know more information, feel free to leave it in the comments!
Extensive Joe Biden quotes and sources on LGBT issues after the jump. Full story...
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