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Watch Jimmy Kimmel's hilarious LGBTQ+ campaign video: 'You can't spell Biden without Bi'

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"If Trump wins this November, democracy as we know it will sashay away," a Biden impersonator says in the sketch.

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President Joe Biden is courting LGBTQ+ voters — and Jimmy Kimmel has the perfect advertisement for him.

During a Thursday night segment of Jimmy Kimmel Live, the late night host tackled the Biden campaign's recent voter engagement effort, Out for Biden-Harris, a program highlighting the administration’s commitment to the LGBTQ+ community.

"Yesterday they launched a new program to engage voters in the LGBTQ+ community," Kimmel said, stumbling while saying the acronym. "It's called 'Out for Biden-Harris,' which is a clunky title, but was definitely better than the original slogan: 'I'm a Joemosexual."

Kimmel then launched into a parody campaign advertisement for the president, in which a Biden impersonator spoke directly to queer voters.

"What's up bitches? It's me, Joe Biden, and I'm excited to announce the launch of Out for Biden-Harris: a new campaign all about you LGBT-cuties out there," he said. "Listen, I may be straighter than a bamboo fishing rod, but I'm the most gay-friendly president in history. Like your mother used to always say, 'You can't spell Biden without Bi.' And that's the tea."

Biden-Harris campaign manager Julie Chavez Rodriguez recently toldThe Advocate that LGBTQ+ voters "were critical to our victory in 2020, and they will be critical to winning again this November." Out for Biden-Harris aims to "harness the LGBTQ+ community’s organizing prowess to reelect President Biden and Vice President Harris this November."

“LGBTQ+ Americans couldn’t have more at stake this election: Donald Trump and his extremist allies are running to gut LGBTQ+ rights and erase history as their top priorities," Chavez Rodriguez said. "LGBTQ+ Americans deserve leaders who will fight for every American’s freedom and dignity."

Or, as Kimmel's Biden impersonator put it: "If Trump wins this November, democracy as we know it will sashay away."

"So, whether you're a teddy bear, a twinkle little star, or an indigo girl, no matter if you're a she/her, a they/them, a zaddy or a parade gay, I love ya," he continued. "So please, vote 'yaaaassss queen' for me, Joe Biden. I'll make sure the White House slays the boots down hunty. I may be cis, but I've got your back, sis."

The impersonator then signed off the ad with a seal of approval: "I'm Joe Biden, and I ate that up and left no crumbs."


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Ryan is a reporter at The Advocate, and a graduate of New York University Tisch's Department of Dramatic Writing, with a focus in television writing and comedy. She first became a published author at the age of 15 with her YA novel "Someone Else's Stars," and is now a member of GALECA, the LGBTQ+ society of entertainment critics, and the IRE, the society of Investigative Reporters and Editors. In her free time, Ryan likes watching New York Rangers hockey, listening to the Beach Boys, and practicing witchcraft.
Ryan is a reporter at The Advocate, and a graduate of New York University Tisch's Department of Dramatic Writing, with a focus in television writing and comedy. She first became a published author at the age of 15 with her YA novel "Someone Else's Stars," and is now a member of GALECA, the LGBTQ+ society of entertainment critics, and the IRE, the society of Investigative Reporters and Editors. In her free time, Ryan likes watching New York Rangers hockey, listening to the Beach Boys, and practicing witchcraft.