Presidential Document2023-12057
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, and Intersex Pride Month, 2023
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June 5, 2023
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May 31, 2023
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 107 (Monday, June 5, 2023)]
[Presidential Documents]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-12057]
Presidential Documents
Federal Register / Vol. 88 , No. 107 / Monday, June 5, 2023 /
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Proclamation 10590 of May 31, 2023
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, and
Intersex Pride Month, 2023
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
In June 1969, a courageous group of Americans rose up
to protest the violence and marginalization they faced
in what became known as the Stonewall Uprising. Police
had raided the Stonewall Inn--a gay bar located in New
York City--and for the next six days they clashed with
LGBTQI+ protestors, who bravely stood their ground.
Their courage sparked a civil rights movement for the
liberation of the LGBTQI+ community and changed our
Nation forever.
During Pride Month, we honor a movement that has grown
stronger, more vibrant, and more inclusive with every
passing year. Pride is a celebration of generations of
LGBTQI+ people, who have fought bravely to live openly
and authentically. And it is a reminder that we still
have generational work to do to ensure that everyone
enjoys the full promise of equity, dignity, protection,
and freedom.
Today, our Nation faces another inflection point. In
2023 alone, State and local legislatures have already
introduced over 600 hateful laws targeting the LGBTQI+
community. Books about LGBTQI+ people are being banned
from libraries. Transgender youth in over a dozen
States have had their medically necessary health care
banned. Homophobic and transphobic vitriol spewed
online has spilled over into real life, as armed hate
groups intimidate people at Pride marches and drag
performances, and threaten doctors' offices and
children's hospitals that offer care to the LGBTQI+
community. Our hearts are heavy with grief for the
loved ones we have lost to anti-LGBTQI+ violence.
Despite these attacks, the LGBTQI+ community remains
resilient. LGBTQI+ Americans are defiantly and
unapologetically proud. Youth leaders are organizing
walkouts at high schools and colleges across the
country to protest discriminatory laws. LGBTQI+ young
people and their parents are demonstrating unimaginable
courage by testifying in State capitols in defense of
their basic rights.
They are not alone: My entire Administration stands
proudly with the LGBTQI+ community in the enduring
struggle for freedom, justice, and equality. And we are
making strides. On my first day in office, I signed a
historic Executive Order charging the entire Federal
Government with protecting LGBTQI+ people from
discrimination--from health care to housing, education,
employment, banking, and the criminal justice system.
Last December, surrounded by dozens of couples who have
fought for marriage equality in the courts for decades,
I had the great honor of signing into law the landmark
Respect for Marriage Act. This bipartisan law protects
the rights of same-sex and interracial couples--like
caring for one's sick partner and receiving spousal
benefits. Deciding who to marry is one of life's most
profound decisions, so we etched a simple truth into
law: Love is love.
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Meanwhile, I have taken unprecedented steps to support
LGBTQI+ youth. During Pride Month last year, I signed
an Executive Order charging Federal agencies with
combating the dangerous and discredited practice of so-
called ``conversion therapy.'' I also directed agencies
to help end the crisis of homelessness among LGBTQI+
youth and adults and to address discrimination that
LGBTQI+ kids face in foster care. The Department of
Justice is combating laws that target transgender
children, and the Departments of Education and Health
and Human Services have proposed new rules to protect
LGBTQI+ Americans from discrimination in health care,
at school, and in sports. I also established the White
House Task Force to Address Online Harassment and Abuse
to develop concrete actions to prevent and respond to
online harassment and abuse, which disproportionately
target LGBTQI+ people. Additionally, my Administration
made it easier for LGBTQI+ youth to access vital mental
health support. Now, by calling the 988 Suicide &
Crisis Lifeline and dialing the number 3, LGBTQI+ youth
can speak to counselors who have been specifically
trained to support them.
This country is stronger and more just when America's
leaders reflect the full diversity of our Nation, so I
have appointed a historic number of highly qualified
openly LGBTQI+ judges and public servants at all levels
of the Federal Government. Our Armed Forces are most
capable when all patriots can serve their country, so I
protected the right of transgender people to once again
serve openly in the military.
But there is more to do, like passing the bipartisan
Equality Act, which would strengthen civil rights
protections for LGBTQI+ people and families across
America. We must also address the disproportionate
levels of homelessness, poverty, and unemployment in
the LGBTQI+ community and end the crisis of violence
against transgender women and girls of color. We must
support LGBTQI+ activists around the globe who are
standing up for basic human rights and LGBTQI+
survivors of gender-based violence. And we must end the
HIV/AIDS epidemic once and for all. Our collective
freedoms are inextricably linked: when one group's
dignity and equality are threatened, we all suffer.
This month and every month, let us celebrate the pride
that powers the movement for LGBTQI+ rights and commit
to doing our part to help realize the promise of
America, for all Americans.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of
the United States of America, by virtue of the
authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws
of the United States, do hereby proclaim June 2023 as
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, and
Intersex Pride Month. I call upon the people of the
United States to recognize the achievements of the
LGBTQI+ community, to celebrate the great diversity of
the American people, and to wave their flags of pride
high.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this
thirty-first day of May, in the year of our Lord two
thousand twenty-three, and of the Independence of the
United States of America the two hundred and forty-
seventh.
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