Hollywood actress Chloe Grace Moretz has come out as a gay woman and supported Democratic candidate Kamala Harris in the upcoming US presidential election. The Kick ass The star announced her support for Harris and her running mate Tim Walz, adding that she voted early in the 2024 election.

“I voted early and voted for Kamala Harris,” the 27-year-old wrote on Instagram. “There is so much at stake in this election.”

Ms. Moretz highlighted her stance on issues such as women’s and LGBTQ+ rights, which she believes Harris will uphold. “I believe that the government has no right to my body as a woman and that decisions about my body should only be mine and my doctor. Kamala Harris will protect this for us,” she wrote.

Ms. Moretz came out as a gay woman and spoke about her personal experiences as a member of the LGBTQ+ community. “I believe in the need for legal protections that protect the LGBTQ+ community as a gay woman. We need protection and access to the care we need and deserve in this country,” she shared.

As the presidential election approaches, LGBTQ+ rights have become an important issue. According to a survey, 38 percent of Americans consider LGBTQ+ rights in their voting decisions and 30 percent say they would only support a candidate who agrees with them on these issues.

Vice President Kamala Harris has supported LGBTQ+ rights for years, focusing on marriage equality and protections against discrimination. As San Francisco’s district attorney in 2004, she performed early same-sex marriages under Mayor Gavin Newsom’s order, but they were later overturned. When California’s Proposition 8, which bans same-sex marriage, came to court, Harris, as attorney general, refused to defend it, calling it unconstitutional.

Harris also created a hate crimes unit to protect LGBTQ+ youth and rejected the “panic defense,” which granted leniency to defendants who claimed they were provoked by a victim’s sexual orientation. In the Senate, she advocated for anti-discrimination policies for LGBTQ+ people and supported Title IX expansions for LGBTQ+ students that were ultimately blocked by the Supreme Court.

Her running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, has a long track record of LGBTQ+ advocacy, dating back to his support of gay-straight alliances in schools in the 1990s.

Republican candidate Donald Trump’s stance on LGBTQ rights has changed over the years. While he once supported domestic partnerships and pledged to protect the community in 2016, his administration later repealed protections for transgender people, banned some from military service and changed toilet access policies. Trump has recently focused on restricting gender-equitable care for minors. His running mate, Ohio Senator JD Vance, also supports restrictions on gender-affirming care and opposes the “X” gender marker on passports.