Former Vice President Joe Biden — Photo: Gage Skidmore / Flickr Former Vice President Joe Biden branded the harmful practice of conversion therapy “sick” during a virtual fundraiser last week.
Biden, the presumptive Democratic nominee for president, criticized the debunked practice, which seeks to forcibly change an LGBTQ person’s sexuality or gender identity through means such as talk therapy or more extreme methods such as aversion or electroshock therapy.
During the fundraiser, which was hosted by U.S. Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) on Zoom, Biden also reiterated his support for transgender rights, as well as pledging his support for passing the Equality Act should he win the presidency in November, the Advocate reports.
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