LGBTQ Victory Fund Endorses Mayor Pete For President

The Daily Beast reports:

On Friday, exactly 50 years after the Stonewall Riots helped ignite the modern gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender rights movement, the LGBTQ Victory Fund announced that it was endorsing Buttigieg for president, the first presidential endorsement in the organization’s history.

“Every day that Pete is in the race, from the standpoint of an LGBT activist, he transforms American politics,” Annise Parker, president of the Victory Fund and the former mayor of Houston, told The Daily Beast ahead of the announcement. “As long as he is on that debate stage, LGBTQ issues can never be put on the backburner.”

BREAKING: Tonight, we are officially endorsing Mayor @PeteButtigieg’s campaign for President of the United States. Mayor Pete has the experience, record of service, and vision that is required to not only lead this nation – but also to defeat Donald Trump at the ballot box. https://t.co/Dmu2qpHVmT

— Victory Fund (@VictoryFund) June 28, 2019

I’m honored to have your support. My candidacy is possible only because of the hard work and sacrifice of LGBTQ activists who stood up for change 50 years ago today, and the leaders who continue that fight for equality at organizations like @VictoryFund. #Stonewall50 https://t.co/rXivvf0Alh

— Pete Buttigieg (@PeteButtigieg) June 29, 2019

Live from the @VictoryFund endorsement rally: “As Mayor @AnniseParker just noted, we’ve had out LGBTQ officials in every single office expect one. Maybe on the 50th anniversary of #Stonewall, it’s time we changed that.” –@PeteButtigieg pic.twitter.com/xfJhBmHtA4

— Victory Fund (@VictoryFund) June 28, 2019