The campaign statement boasted the Biden-Harris administration is "the most pro-LGBTQ+ in history." (Alex Wong/Getty Images)
In a campaign video that accompanied the announcement, Vice President Harris said, "Rights are won only by those who make their voices heard. And because you made your voices heard, marriages are more secure."
"We will do what we have always done in this movement, in this community, which is collectively, we will continue to build unity. We will continue to build coalition. We will always be fueled by knowing we have so much more in common than what separates us. We will be fueled by knowing we are all in this together," Harris said.
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The campaign statement boasted the Biden-Harris administration is "the most pro-LGBTQ+ in history" and identified LGBTQ+ voters as "a key part" of the re-election strategy.
President Biden signs an executive order protecting members of the LGBTQIA+ community on Wednesday, June 15, 2022, in the East Room of the White House. (HUM Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)
The new program will kick off a series of events in the coming weeks, including virtual organizing calls, virtual training sessions and a series of "Out For Biden-Harris" house parties and community events.
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These events will be held in Phoenix; Ferndale, Michigan; Milwaukee; Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, and Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; and Las Vegas.
The Biden administration has openly LGBTQ+ members, including Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg, Assistant Secretary for Health Rachel Levine, Undersecretary of Defense Shawn Skelly, Ambassador to Switzerland Scott Miller, and others. It also held the Pride Month celebration at the White House in Washington, D.C., last year.
"It’s wonderful to welcome all of you — and over a thousand Americans from all across the country," he said at the June 2023 event. "We’re gathered here today to honor the extraordinary the extraordinary courage and contributions of the LGBTQ community, to celebrate their legacy and their progress. And we welcome the largest Pride Month celebration ever held at the White House. But just the beginning."
President Biden said at a June 2023 event that he and his "entire administration are doing everything we can to advance equality for the LGBTQ community." (Bonnie Cash/UPI/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
"Jill and I, Kamala and Doug [second gentleman Douglas Emhoff], the entire administration are doing everything we can to advance equality for the LGBTQ community in our nation — the entire nation," he added.
In January, Biden's approval rating plummeted to just 31%, a 15-year low.
Nearly 4 in 10 voters (38%) approve of the job Biden is doing on the economy, his best rating in a year. He fares worse on inflation (34% approve) and immigration (30%).
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Overall, 41% approve of the job Biden is doing while 58% disapprove.
Fox News' Kaitlin Sprague and Victoria Balara contributed to this report.
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