• Verdant Banana@lemmy.world
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    not sure anyone that has ever run to be or has been president that publicly stated their support of the LGBTQ+ community so openly

    fingers crossed Kamala will actually bring much needed change if elected

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      Two cycles ago (Obama v Romney) was the first time a candidate even openly supported gay marriage. We are still in the infancy of queer liberation

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        remember still being allowed to vote back then and voted for Obama

        that change and hope never came into existence instead he dropped all the progress, we got Trump then Biden, and here we are

        the fact Harris is at least willing to be this open gives some hope more than before

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          Gay marriage became legal for all states during Obama’s administration, I’d call that progress.

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            why?

            Obama did the same thing Biden did

            came in on a huge progressive agenda and yes glad we got somewhere on marriage equality but what else did they do?

            a few things every few decades is not enough and is not progress

            they left office with the minimum wage at $7.25, the healthcare situation was no better, they have the same views with the middle east, and almost everything else they campaigned on did not bear fruit

            hoping Harris keeps the fire lit that she going in on over the next four years

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              Actually trying to get shit done is amazingly moderating - turns out the president doesn’t have the power to wish things into existence.