Dear friend,

It’s official: Senator Kamala Harris is Joe Biden’s pick for vice president. What an exceptional team they will make … and a historic one, too.

When Sen. Harris accepts the nomination next week at the Democratic National Convention, she will become the first Black woman and the first AAPI woman to be a vice-presidential candidate for a major political party. A daughter of immigrants, Sen. Harris will make even more history — shattering one of the whitest and most notorious glass ceilings in our country along the way if elected as our next vice president.

Time and time again, Sen. Harris has shown herself to be a fighter and an LGBTQ champion. She has been an outspoken advocate for the LGBTQ community throughout her groundbreaking career, advocating for us when many, even sometimes those within her own party, did not.

Together with Biden, they make up the most pro-equality and one of the most diverse presidential tickets our nation has ever seen. We need to elect them — and united I know we can! As a steadfast supporter of the Human Rights Campaign, I urge you to join me and millions nationwide as we unite like never before to send them both to the White House.

While COVID-19 may have changed our election plans, there are still so many ways you can have a powerful impact:

• Download our TEAM app and help us get out the vote. Listen, everything is more digital these days. That’s why our political team has built an easy-to-use mobile platform with the tools you need to get to work wherever you may be. From updates on our progress in races nationwide to ways to take action on your time, they have you covered.
• Make phone calls to voters in key priority states. If we want to win in November, we must turn out as many Equality Voters as we can. To do so, we have identified several battleground states where we can have the most impact both in the presidential election and in key down ballot races. Sign up today from the comfort of your home!
• Check your voter registration status and request a mail ballot. Go to hrc.org/vote right now to check your voter registration status and request a mail ballot — then take a moment to ask your loved ones to do the same.

As I said above, equality is on the ticket like never before, but so is the very stability of our country and our democracy.

If 2020 has shown us anything, it is just how unfit our current administration is to lead this country. From shrugging off the seriousness of a global pandemic that has killed over 162,000 Americans to stoking the flames of hatred and prejudice, Donald Trump and Mike Pence have left a trail of devastation in their wake. … and it’s up to us to make sure it doesn’t go on for four more years.

Another four years of their vitriol and shoddy leadership would be a catastrophe that would take lifetimes to recover from. We need Joe Biden and Kamala Harris — real leaders — in the White House!

I am proud beyond measure to have two such incredible LGBTQ allies fighting for us and our country. That is why I am committed to doing all in my power to help and, with HRC members like you beside us, we will be unstoppable. Let’s get to work.