Biden Proclaims June as LGBTQ+ Pride Month, Denounces Oppression
The Biden-Harris Administration reaffirmed its commitment to support the LGBTQ+ community against right-wing assaults.
May 31 2023 6:30 PM
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The Biden-Harris Administration reaffirmed its commitment to support the LGBTQ+ community against right-wing assaults.
The vice president was the first woman to give the school’s commencement address.
The president thanked Vice President Kamala Harris for her support of the LGBTQ+ community by gifting her the pen with which he signed the landmark Respect for Marriage Act into law.
On Intersex Awareness Day, many people wear yellow and purple.
Karine Jean-Pierre is the most visible out member of the current administration, but she's surrounded by allies and other queer trailblazers.
In her speech about hate crimes at the United We Stand Summit, Vice President Kamala Harris invited Pulse Nightclub shooting survivor Brandon Wolf to open.
The Biden-Harris administration is highlighting its support for the LGBTQ+ community and raising concerns that Republicans are attacking Americans' rights this election cycle.
Vice President Kamala Harris gave an impassioned speech after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade.
The Russian Foreign Ministry claimed the bans "are aimed at forcing the ruling American regime to change its behavior."
Buttigieg said, "There's no room to get caught up in the parlor games," and that he was proud to serve in the Biden-Harris administration. Â
The confluence of the Delta variant and the Taliban tests the administration as Republicans salivate.
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Harris met with activists for Pride Month but stressed that such conversations must be ongoing, as there's still much work to be done.
"We celebrate all the accomplishments" of the LGBTQ+ community but have much more to do, Harris told the crowd at the Capital Pride Walk in D.C.
GLAAD's Sarah Kate Ellis and others mark "a new page in history for our country and the LGBTQ community."Â
Biden delivered an inaugural address calling for unity.
Even with last week's assault on the U.S. Capitol, a big celebration is planned for January 20.
After a day when pro-Trump rioters invaded the U.S. Capitol, lawmakers finally affirmed the Electoral College vote for the Democratic ticket.
Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, and Pete Buttigieg discussed Buttigieg's nomination to be the first out gay Cabinet secretary.
David, as an elector in New York State, will play a role in making the Democratic ticket's election official.
Longtime activists Karine Jean-Pierre and Pili Tobar will be part of an all-women senior communications team in the Biden White House.