JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The local LGBTQ community reacted swiftly Saturday after news broke that Joe Biden was now the president-elect.
“I feel a combination of relief, joy and gratitude,” said Brandon Wolf, media relations manager for Equality Florida, the state’s largest network of advocacy organizations aimed at securing full equality for Florida’s LGBTQ community.
RELATED: Reaction to Joe Biden becoming president-electWolf said that from the moment President Donald Trump took office, the LGBTQ community felt as if they were under attack.
They have fought to remove protections for health care for LGBTQ Americans, so they have been at war with the LGBTQ community since Day 1,” Wolf said.
“It’s an opportunity.”Wolf will join The Morning Show on Sunday to elaborate on why he is excited to begin working with this administration and what he hopes to achieve for Florida’s LGBTQ community.