In May, Trump and Pence recognized National Physical Fitness and Sports Month. The Human Rights Campaign (HRC)––the behemoth Washington, DC LGBT lobbying firm––sent out a tweet claiming that the silence is an indication the current administration wants to “erase” the presence of gays:
The LGBT world has expressed displeasure with the President’s silence on the issue. Trump has chosen to let gay ‘Pride Month’ slide by with no official recognition. Two years earlier, he voted to cut off federal funds to schools that taught the acceptance of homosexuality.WASHINGTON DC, J( LifeSiteNews) – Unlike President Obama who famously lit up the White House with the colors of rainbow flag, for the second year in a row President Donald J. In 1996, he voted for the Defense of Marriage Act, blocking federal recognition of same-sex marriages. activists with whom he consulted during the presidential transition, seeking policy recommendations.
Biden, a politician whose own views on gay rights have evolved over his decades in public life, did not always identify with the positions of the L.G.B.T.Q. Biden or Vice President Kamala Harris planned to participate in any in-person Pride events this month.
The White House did not respond to a request for comment about the Florida law. “That’s so important, particularly now, where we’re seeing backlash in certain states.” “We know we have real partners in advancing equality,” Mr. DeSantis’s bill, have been signed, according to the Human Rights Campaign. Across the country, there are currently 250 bills that seek to target transgender people and limit local protections. Ron DeSantis of Florida, a Republican, signed into law a bill that barred transgender female student-athletes from competing in women’s sports. Rachel Levine, the assistant secretary for health in the Department of Health and Human Services, was the first openly transgender federal official to be confirmed by the Senate.īut state legislatures across the country are advancing measures that seek to limit rights. Pete Buttigieg, the transportation secretary, was the first openly gay cabinet secretary confirmed by the Senate, and Dr. community.Īs the Biden administration has put an emphasis on diversity in the federal government, the White House noted on Tuesday that 14 percent of all presidential appointees identified as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or queer. Biden said he would continue pressing lawmakers to pass the Equality Act, which would provide civil rights protections to the L.G.B.T.Q. The Trump administration had denied them access to single-sex shelters of their gender identity.Īnd during his first address to a joint session of Congress, Mr. That resulted in the Department of Health and Human Services prohibiting providers from discriminating against gay and transgender individuals and restoring protections for transgender people seeking emergency shelter and homeless services.
Biden signed an executive order that combats discrimination on the basis of gender identity or sexual orientation. Biden has sought to restore civil rights protections for L.G.B.T.Q.
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On Tuesday, the White House noted that “after four years of relentless attacks on L.G.B.T.Q.+ rights, the Biden-Harris administration has taken historic actions to accelerate the march toward full L.G.B.T.Q.+ equality.”