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Kamala Harris Becomes First Sitting V.P. to March in Pride Event

Harris and Emhoff at Pride Walk

"We celebrate all the accomplishments" of the LGBTQ+ community but have much more to do, Harris told the crowd at the Capital Pride Walk in D.C.

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Vice President Kamala Harris and her husband, Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff, joined in the Capital Pride Walk in Washington, D.C., Saturday, making her the first sitting vice president to participate in an LGBTQ+ Pride march.

Harris's appearance came as a surprise, and the crowd around her cheered, according to a White House press pool report. She and Emhoff marched for about a block down 13th Street, waving and wishing onlookers "Happy Pride," and stopped to speak to participants and spectators for about 10 minutes.

Harris called for passage of the Equality Act, a comprehensive LGBTQ+ civil rights bill that has been approved by the U.S. House of Representatives but has yet to come to a vote in the Senate.

"We still have so much to do," she added, according to the pool report. "We celebrate all the accomplishments. Finally marriage is the law of the land. We need to make sure that our transgender community are all protected. ... There is so much more work to do and I know we are committed."

Harris and Emhoff were dressed appropriately for the event, Washington's NBC affiliate reports. She wore a pink blazer and a T-shirt printed with the words "Love Is Love," while he wore a T-shirt with "Love First" in rainbow letters.

As some COVID-19 restrictions are still in place, Capital Pride organized the walk in lieu of a traditional parade, and it culminated in a rally at Freedom Plaza, with D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser speaking. A parade of cars, dubbed the Pridemobile Parade, took place afterward.

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Trudy Ring is The Advocate’s senior politics editor and copy chief. She has been a reporter and editor for daily newspapers and LGBTQ+ weeklies/monthlies, trade magazines, and reference books. She is a political junkie who thinks even the wonkiest details are fascinating, and she always loves to see political candidates who are groundbreaking in some way. She enjoys writing about other topics as well, including religion (she’s interested in what people believe and why), literature, theater, and film. Trudy is a proud “old movie weirdo” and loves the Hollywood films of the 1930s and ’40s above all others. Other interests include classic rock music (Bruce Springsteen rules!) and history. Oh, and she was a Jeopardy! contestant back in 1998 and won two games. Not up there with Amy Schneider, but Trudy still takes pride in this achievement.
Trudy Ring is The Advocate’s senior politics editor and copy chief. She has been a reporter and editor for daily newspapers and LGBTQ+ weeklies/monthlies, trade magazines, and reference books. She is a political junkie who thinks even the wonkiest details are fascinating, and she always loves to see political candidates who are groundbreaking in some way. She enjoys writing about other topics as well, including religion (she’s interested in what people believe and why), literature, theater, and film. Trudy is a proud “old movie weirdo” and loves the Hollywood films of the 1930s and ’40s above all others. Other interests include classic rock music (Bruce Springsteen rules!) and history. Oh, and she was a Jeopardy! contestant back in 1998 and won two games. Not up there with Amy Schneider, but Trudy still takes pride in this achievement.