Joe Biden

The Russian Foreign Ministry claimed the bans “are aimed at forcing the ruling American regime to change its behavior.”

On the International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia, Biden said attacks on the community “cannot be tolerated.”

In her first briefing in the post, Jean-Pierre honored the victims of the Buffalo shooting and noted the historic nature of her position as a Black and queer immigrant.

The president warned that equal employment and even contraception could also be on the chopping block.

A lesbian, Jean-Pierre, whose appointment was announced Thursday, has been serving the Biden administration as the principal deputy White House press secretary.

Ana Reyes, who immigrated from Uruguay and grew up in Kentucky, has worked on asylum and refugee pro bono cases.

The president and others spoke out against the spate of anti-trans legislation around the country.