Hillary Clinton praises South Carolinians who have fought for LGBT rights

[DemocratSinceBirth]

Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton on Saturday night highlighted South Carolinians who have struggled and won while fighting for equal rights for the LGBT community.

Among them was Chase Culpepper, a transgender teen from Anderson who, when she went to get her driver’s license, “was ordered to wash her face and take off her makeup (and) told to look male in her photo,” Clinton said, speaking at a dinner for S.C. Equality, an advocacy group for the lesbian, gay, bi-sexual and transgender community.

Clinton continued: “And she walked out of there thinking, I don’t want any other kid to go through that experience, so she spoke up and she pushed for the rules to be changed.”

Clinton also praised S.C. Equality for laying the groundwork for LGBT activism in the state. “Because of what you all have done, (Culpepper) had the courage to say, wait a minute, that’s not right.”

Clinton was warmly welcomed at the event – both the founder and current executive director said they support the former secretary of state’s presidential bid.

Former U.S. Rep. Liz Patterson of Spartanburg and state Rep. Gilda Cobb-Hunter, D-Orangeburg, also spoke at the event.


Read more here: http://www.thestate.com/news/politics-government/politics-columns-blogs/the-buzz/article43668777.html#storylink=cpy

[msrizzo]

1. Cool.

Thanks for posting.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

2. You are welcome, msrizzo

EOM

[Thinkingabout]

3. It is campaign stops which Clinton is gaining votes. It is hard to show voters she meeting she does

Not care about them. Good for her. Sometimes candidates has to listen.

[JonLeibowitz]

4. "It is hard to show voters she meeting she does not care about them"

In the case of LGBT South Carolinians it should be very very easy. I'll let Clinton do the heavy lifting here:

[DemocratSinceBirth]

5. Thank you for your input and may the rest of your life be the best of your life.

[JonLeibowitz]

6. What a very informative and responsive response!

I am disappointed. I was hoping to have a discussion on the issues facing Americans. That is apparently not for here.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

7. Thank you for your input and may the rest of your life be the best of your life. (REDUX)