According to CCN, McBride, 25, was the first openly transgender White House staffer when she interned in the Office of Public Engagement and Intergovernmental Affairs.
"I have seen that change is possible. I witnessed history interning in the White House and helping my home state of Delaware pass protections for transgender people," she said on the final night of the Democratic National Convention.
"But despite our progress, so much work remains. Will we be a nation where there's only one way to love, only one way to look, and only one way to live? Or, will we be a nation where everyone has the freedom to live openly and equally; a nation that's stronger together? That is the question in this election," McBride added.
She spoke on the importance of passing the Equality Act, a bill that would amend the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to ban discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity and sex in housing, employment, public accommodations and other issues.
It is currently legal to discriminate against LGBT people in hiring and other issues in 30 states, according to the Human Rights Campaign.
"Today in America, LGBTQ people are still targeted by hate that lives in both laws and in hearts. Many still struggle just to get by.
But I believe that tomorrow will be different. Tomorrow, we can be respected and protected -- especially if Hillary Clinton is ourpresident," McBride said.
McBride' parents, Sally and David McBride, who were watching with the Delaware delegation inside the arena, described moment was emotional and exhausting.
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