Shattering boundaries and etching her name in history, Dr. Rachel Levine's approval as Assistant Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services marks a groundbreaking accomplishment for transgender representation in government.
During his presidential campaign, Joe Biden had expressed a desire to implement a third “X” gender-neutral marker option on IDs to provide recognition for non-binary people.
President Joe Biden signed an executive order to protect LGBTQ people from discrimination.
With Joe Biden taking office, the LGBTQ+ community received a wave of positivity after enduring four long years of the Trump administration.
After issuing an order titled “Preventing and Combating Discrimination on the Basis of Gender Identity or Sexual Orientation” prohibiting discrimination against LGBTQ people, and after appointing a trans woman as Assistant to the Minister of Health, President Joe Biden rescinded the ban that prevented trans people from serving in the military.
It looks like President Biden has pulled off another surprise. Two LGBTQ women have just been appointed to important positions in the Pentagon.
Well, hardly a week goes by without a pro-LGBTQ announcement from the White House! So this week, on the agenda, President Biden flipped the ban that prevented protection for LGBTQ people in healthcare.
The U.S. Embassy in the Vatican is putting the spotlight on LGBTQ rights as human rights and is celebrating LGBTQ Pride Month with a rainbow flag.
President Joe Biden has announced Jessica Stern as the U.S. Special Envoy to Advance the Human Rights of LGBTQI+ Persons. Stern has dedicated her life to human rights activism, both internationally and domestically, so she’ll have plenty of experience working within this new position.
The Pulse Nightclub in Orlando, Florida is where 49 LGBTQ people were killed by a lone terrorist in 2016. As the nation celebrated Pride month, President Biden ordered that the nightclub be turned into a national memorial.
President Biden appoints the first LGBTQ person of color in history to serve as a U.S. ambassador, and she is also the first lesbian ever nominated for that position!
Today marks a major milestone in the progress towards equality and justice, as President Joe Biden appoints two groundbreaking women from the LGBTQ+ community to judicial positions. This is an historic moment for our community and a sign of true progress being made.
