'LGBTQ issues have been largely left out of the 2020 presidential primary conversation so far,' said GLAAD's Sarah Kate Ellis. 'This forum will bring these important topics to a national audience for the first time in this election cycle.'
Several Democratic presidential contenders have confirmed their attendance at presidential forum next month centered on LGBTQ issues.
Joe Biden, Julian Castro, Joe Sestak, and Marianne Williamson will all appear at the LGBTQ Presidential Forum, livestreaming from Coe College's Sinclair Auditorium in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on September 20. All Democratic presidential candidates actively campaigning in Iowa have been invited to participate, with more expected to confirm in the coming weeks.
Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden speaks after exiting the stage at the Iowa Federation Labor Convention on August 21, 2019 in Altoona, Iowa.Each will have individual stage time to address the audience, followed by a one-on-one Q&A session with moderators includingReps. Abby Finkenauer and Dave Loebsack, state senators Zach Wahls and Rob Hogg, state Representative Liz Bennett and other state Democratic officials will also be in attendance.
Demonstrators wave flags and banners in Washington, D.C. on October 11, 2009, one day after President Barack Obama vowed to repeal a ban on gays serving openly in the US military.President Trump has claimed he's"done very well" by the gay community, but GLAAD counts more than
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