Hillary Clinton Looks to the Future in Pride Statement

As the Republican presidential candidates, both announced and unannounced, seemingly compete to see who can most denigrate LGBT Americans and most thoroughly prostitute themselves to the Christofascists, Hillary Clinton has released a statement recognizing Pride Month which looks to the future and the further battles to be won.  Of her formally announced competitors, none has as yet released any statement recognizing pride month.  The Washington Blade has details.  Here are highlights:

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton said Monday past advances made by the LGBT community should be recognized during Pride celebrations this month, but noted that more work remains.

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton said Monday past advances made by the LGBT community should be recognized during Pride celebrations this month, but noted that more work remains.

In an exclusive statement to the Washington Blade, the former secretary of state recognized June as Pride month, calling for a rededication to complete the work of improving the lives of people everywhere.

“Each June, we honor the contributions of the LGBTQ community and proudly reaffirm our commitment to ensuring that every member of the American family can live, work, and marry the person they love without enduring discrimination or prejudice,” Clinton said. “As we celebrate the hard-fought progress that has been made toward advancing the rights of LGBTQ Americans, we must also recognize that this work is far from finished. I hope that each and every one of us will dedicate ourselves to building a future in which every person can live in dignity, free from violence or fear, free to be themselves, free to live up to their God-given potential no matter where they live or who they are — this month and every month.”

Clinton made the statement on the same day she issued a message via Twitter hinting that, like many LGBT Americans, she’s awaiting good news from the Supreme Court on same-sex marriage. This month, justices are expected to issue a decision on whether same-sex couples have a right to marry nationwide.

In an exclusive statement to the Washington Blade, the former secretary of state recognized June as Pride month, calling for a rededication to complete the work of improving the lives of people everywhere.

Clinton made the statement on the same day she issued a message via Twitter hinting that, like many LGBT Americans, she’s awaiting good news from the Supreme Court on same-sex marriage. This month, justices are expected to issue a decision on whether same-sex couples have a right to marry nationwide.

As of the time of this posting, neither former Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley nor U.S. Sen. Bernard Sanders (I-Vt.) — other Democratic candidates in the race — had issued statements this year recognizing June as Pride month, nor had any of the Republican presidential candidates.

Clinton, who enjoys considerable support in the LGBT community, issued the statement shortly after calling on the Supreme Court to issue a nationwide ruling in favor of same-sex marriage. She’s also spoken out against religious freedom measures in Indiana and Arkansas seen to enable discrimination against LGBT people.