Notes from the field: Inclusivity at the Y

By Liz T., Camp Counselor at YMCA Camp Tockwogh (YMCA of Delaware) Note: This is part off a blog series […]

Joe and Jill Biden speak at the 2018 Human Rights Campaign National Dinner

On Saturday, September 15, Vice President Joe Biden headlined the Human Rights Campaign’s 22nd annual National Dinner in Washington, D.C. […]

Notes from the field: Celebrating Pride at the Ann Arbor YMCA

By Tony Kayumi, President & CEO of the Ann Arbor YMCA Note: This is the first installment of a blog […]

The Biden Foundation launches “As You Are: A Family and Community Acceptance Campaign”

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 7, 2018 Media Contact: Biden Foundation Melanie Fonder Kaye press@archive.bidenfoundation.org (202) 559-1801 The Biden Foundation launches “As […]

The Biden Foundation’s LGBTQ Youth Campaign Wants Your Stories Of Family, Love & Rejection

Through his foundation, former Vice President Joe Biden has spent his time out of office working on issues like ending violence against women, strengthening the middle class, and supporting military families. Now, the focus is expanding, and the Biden Foundation’s LGBTQ youth campaign wants your stories of family, love, and rejection.

Biden and Washington: LGBTQ youth at risk

As lifelong public servants, we’ve both committed our lives to the notion that no matter who you are, where you’re from or who you love — every individual deserves to be treated with dignity and respect. Period.

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Biden Foundation Announces Advisory Councils Focused on Ending Violence Against Women, Advancing LGBTQ Equality

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the Biden Foundation announced the formation of two Advisory Councils that will support its work to […]

During the holidays, family acceptance for LGBTQ youth is more important than ever

As many of us spend time with our families and loved ones this holiday season, it is worth remembering that for some, this is not an easy time of year. For lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) youth who have been rejected by their families, the holidays can be particularly difficult, making the challenges they face in their daily lives and the negative impacts of such rejection much more acute. Read more…

Vice President Biden receives Courage Award for lifetime of anti-violence work

Here at the Biden Foundation, we seek to expand equality and fairness for all people. This guiding principle informs our work in two key areas — ending violence against women and securing LGBTQ equality — and the powerful intersections between them… On Wednesday, October 11th — National Coming Out Day — AVP presented Vice President Joe Biden with the Courage Award for his decades of service working to end sexual assault and intimate partner violence and championing LGBTQ equality.

Joe Biden: Americans Must Stand With LGBT People Around the World

My father taught me that everyone is entitled to be treated with dignity and respect. It’s a simple but powerful notion that lies at the heart of our identity as Americans. It is a truth that continues to drive me today, particularly when it comes to full equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people.

Dr. Jill Biden Speaks at GLSEN Respect Awards

Dr. Jill Biden, a 28-year-educator and wife of the Vice President, spoke at last night’s GLSEN Respect Awards – New York gala, making the case that all students deserve to be safe in school, regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity/expression.

Yet Another Reason Joe Biden Is Everyone’s Favorite LGBT Ally

Anything you can do, allies, Joe Biden has already done.

The vice president once again showed LGBT allies how to model support. This time, he tweeted a photo on Tuesday taken when he officiated the wedding of two men who were White House staffers. The internet went wild for the image, taken when Brian Mosteller, director of Oval Office operations, and Joe Mashie, a trip coordinator for the first lady, got hitched at a ceremony held at Biden’s own home. They reportedly asked the vice president for the honor.

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

“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.