Chelsea Clinton, the daughter of former
president Bill Clinton, on Sunday called LGBT issues “the
unfinished business of the 21st century.”
Clinton made her remarks in a speech
delivered at Time to THRIVE, an LGBT youth conference hosted by the
Human Rights Campaign (HRC) and held at Bally's Hotel and Casino in
Las Vegas, Nevada.
“I've often been asked why issues of
equality are so important to me,” Clinton told a crowd of 600
professionals who work with children. “This is about the premise
and promise of our country. [It's] always marching forward to a more
perfect union. I was raised in a family where inertia is not an
option.”
Noting the progress on gay marriage
over the past decade, Clinton urged the crowd to keep pushing for
greater gains.
“With all the incredible progress we
had in 2013, it's easy to think progress marks success,” Clinton
said. “We certainly shouldn't take anything away from the historic
victories in 2013. … But we should not mistake progress for
success. We need to continue to push for progress in communities,
states and the country.” (The video is embedded on this page.
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