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Biden Is Sick Of LGBT People Getting Treated Like Second-Class Citizens

April 30, 2016

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“When you speak up, you change the terms of the debate.”

DAVOS, Switzerland — Vice President Joe Biden got visibly heated while discussing the importance of LGBT rights on Wednesday.

Speaking at an LGBT rights roundtable at the annual World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, the Veep lamented that openly gay and transgender people are still treated like second class citizens around the world.