Walz, the Democratic vice presidential nominee, headlined the national dinner for the Human Rights Campaign, which he praised as “the best party in the nation.” He entered the sprawling ballroom of 3,500 attendees to a boisterous standing ovation from members of the nation’s most powerful homosexual activist group.
He noted how Harris worked alongside President Joe Biden to issue executive orders advancing the rights of LGBTQ+ people in health care, the military and education.
He urged the crowd to work to help elect Harris.
The Human Rights Campaign was one of the first to endorse Kamala Harris after President Biden stepped away from running for a second term.
The organization also applauded her selection of Walz as her running mate, citing his own long record of supporting LGBTQ+ youth and backing same-sex marriage.
