Today in the United State, more than half of the Democratic presidential candidates participated in the , co-hosted by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation.
Elizabeth Warren earned rapturous applause from the audience with her candid response to one particular question on same-sex marriage.
The fist-pump moment came when Morgan Cox, Chair of the Human Rights Campaign Board of Directors, asked Senator Warren to answer a hypothetical question around religion.
"You've been on the campaign trail," he began, setting the scene.
"Say a supporter approaches you and says, 'Senator, I'm old fashioned and my faith teaches me that marriage is between one man and one woman.'
"What is your response?"
"Well, I'm going to assume it's a guy who said that," Warren responded.
"And I'm going to say, well just marry one woman."
The crowd erupted - but Warren, who has recently emerged as front-runner for the Democratic nomination, wasn't finished just yet.
With a grin, she added: "Assuming you can find one."
Later in the night, Warren was asked a question by Jacob Lemay, a nine-year-old transgender boy and elementary school student, who stood alongside his mother in the audience.
"What will you do in your first week as president to make sure that kids like me feel safer in schools?" He asked, adding: "And what do you think schools can do better to make sure I don't have to worry about anything other than my homework?"
"I want to have a secretary of education who both believes in public education and believes in the value of every one of our kids, and is willing to enforce our civil rights laws," Warrren responded.
“We've had some secretaries of education who've been better and we've had one that's been a whole lot worse..."
"Her name is Betsy DeVos," she continued.
"So when I'm President, she'll be gone.”
While many candidates outlined strong platforms for LGBTIQ+ equality, one moment during the town hall left social media users disappointed.
Arriving on stage, Kamala Harris opened by informing the audience that her pronouns were "she, her, and hers".
However, the gesture was soon spoiled by CNN host Chris Cuomo, who quipped in response: "Mine too."
Regardless, Harris delivered a number of blistering answers, focusing on the experiences of transgender women of colour.
“I know what happens in the U.S. Supreme Court and what must happen when we’re fighting for equality," she said.
"How can we ever defend that [LGBTIQ+ people] are treated differently under the law? I will stand and fight for equality every day of the week.”
