Biden calls female moderator 'sweetheart' after defending his LGBTQ record
Speaking about his record on LGBTQ issues, Biden said defensively, “I didn’t have to evolve,” evoking Obama’s description of changing his views on gay marriage. Biden also defended his characterization of Pence as “decent,” saying that’s the way politicians speak “when you try to get things.”
“I think it’s just an issue because he has not been decent to a whole swath of Americans,” Lenz responded, prompting applause from the audience.to pass the Equality Act, which would guarantee protections in labor and civil rights laws, re-implement Obama-era initiatives reversed by Trump, and ban conversion therapy on a national level.As I was walking off the stage with
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