'I'm Crying': LGBTQ+ Twitter Bursts Into Joy Over Biden's Victory

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        'I'm Crying': LGBTQ+ Twitter Bursts Into Joy Over Biden's Victory
    The tears and champagne are flowing after the win of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris.
 Daniel Reynolds
          
          Nov 07, 2020
          
        
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The tears and champagne are flowing on LGBTQ+ Twitter.
After days of ballot counting, Joe Biden and Kamala Harris were declared president-elect and vice president-elect -- and the moment sparked joy among marginalized groups.
Don Lemon, Pete Buttigieg, George Takei, Jane Lynch, Karamo, Troye Sivan, Leo Sheng, and more took to Twitter to express their reactions. Read their joyous responses below.
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