As the nation learns today that President Joe Biden just dropped out of the race and endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris for president, many LGBTQ+ politicians have thrown their support behind Harris.

Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg, the first openly gay man to lead a presidential campaign and win a state’s primary, said on X, “I will do all that I can to help elect @KamalaHarris the next President of the United States.”

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In a statement posted to the app, he continued, “Kamala Harris is now the right person to take up the torch, defeat Donald Trump, and succeed Joe Biden as President. I have seen her extraordinary leadership firsthand, working closely with her during the 2020 campaign and then in the historically effective Biden-Harris administration.”

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Some people have expressed support for a possible Harris-Buttigieg ticket as the current vice president looks for a running mate.

Prominent LGBTQ+ politicians have also come out in support of Harris. Rep. Robert Garcia (D-CA), the first gay immigrant elected to Congress, was among the first to endorse Harris publicly.

“It’s been an honor to support @JoeBiden & @KamalaHarris from day one. Now we must unite around our Vice-President and defeat Donald Trump. I’m all in, are you? Let’s go!” he said, sharing a few pictures of himself with Harris.

Jared Polis, the governor of Colorado, also posted in support of Harris as the presidential nominee and referenced the viral video of her saying, “You think you just fell out of a coconut tree?” with, as The Guardian put it, “a hearty laugh, then a somber tone of voice and pause that sounded heavy with the knowledge of all the world’s tortured philosophers.”