GLAAD releases ‘LGBTQ people are America’ video in celebration of Biden inauguration
GLAAD’s new video featuring LGBTQ Americans is loud, proud and hopeful!
The clip is only a minute long, but it features numerous LGBTQ Americans expressing hope for a better tomorrow after the swearing in of Joe Biden as the 46th president of the United States. GLAAD’s video celebrates and commemorates the event, and features powerful and energetic vocals from trans singer Shea Diamond.
Diamond’s anthem “I Am America” is worked into the video, as a diverse group of LGBTQ people speak proudly about being American and what they hope this next four years will bring.
“I am America; Yo soy America!” the people in the video proclaim. “I am an LGBTQ American, and I am fighting to keep you healthy; I am fighting for a country that uplifts racial justice; Protects transgender Americans; Provides access to the American dream.”
The video continues with the group calling for everyone to work together to make America a great place for everyone. “I am working to educate your family; Working to make America brighter; Kinder; And better’, they announce.
“I am an LGBTQ American and I am powerful. Together. We are America.”
The video ends with Diamond singing, “This is how America walks! How America talks! This is how America is!”
Along with the releasing of the video, Sara Kate Ellis, GLAAD’s president and CEO, also released a statement in which she expresses her belief that it’s time for America to heal. “The time has never been more urgent to take bold steps for equality to lift and heal all Americans,” the statement reads.
“GLAAD urges swift action including the reversal of the ban on transgender Americans in the military and for Congress to pass and President Biden to sign The Equality Act into law to provide comprehensive protections from discrimination for every LGBTQ person across the country.”
She also expresses her belief that the Biden administration will work for equality for the LGBTQ community.
“The Biden-Harris administration is already making historic strides for LGBTQ Americans, with a Cabinet and staff that include a record number of LGBTQ people, and executive orders enacted on day one that commit to federal workplaces free of discrimination against LGBTQ Americans,” she states.
“We have every expectation the new Congress and president will align those core values with laws to secure them, and center equality and justice for all.”
On his first day in office, Joe Biden has already started his mission to support LGBTQ Americans by issuing an anti-LGBTQ discrimantion order.
Watch GLAAD’s “LGBTQ people are America” video below!
Listen to Shea Diamond’s “I Am America” on Apple Music, Spotify and all other digital platforms!
