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64 things Joe Biden has done for the LGBTQ community during his first year in office
Joe Biden has repeatedly made time to uplift the LGBTQ community despite the challenges of the previous administration and the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
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U.S. issues first passport with non-binary “X” gender marker in historic move
“People do not always fit within a male or a female designation,” so having another gender option on passports allows non-binary people to “live with greater dignity and respect.”
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America’s incoming LGBTQ rights envoy says activists are “most important tool” for change
Jessica Stern will become the second U.S. Special Envoy focused on LGBTQ rights after close to a decade leading a global advocacy group.
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Biden declares “Pride is back at the White House” after designating Pulse a national memorial
Biden signed historic legislation as he was surrounded by the victims’ families and other modern-day trailblazers. He then spoke about his administration’s pro-LGBTQ record and his son Beau’s desire to advocate for LGBTQ people.
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President Biden appoints Jessica Stern as the Special Envoy for LGBTQ Rights
The appointment of a Special Envoy for LGBTQ rights fills a position started in the Obama administration and left unfilled during most of the Trump administration.
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Trump invites pastor who called homosexuality an “epidemic” to UN panel on overturning sodomy laws
Johnnie Moore opposes LGBTQ equality in the U.S., but he represented the Trump administration’s effort to decriminalize homosexuality abroad.
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Vatican declares trans people will ‘annihilate the concept of nature’
The new booklet issued during Pride month calls on public schools to respect Catholic parents by not teaching about trans people.
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Russia & Egypt threaten to disrupt world peace during Olympics over LGBT rights
The two countries are refusing to sign the Olympic Truce Resolution to ensure peace during the Olympics if it includes a reference to LGBT rights again.
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Trump administration sends hate group members to UN for women’s rights meeting
Why were the groups Family and Human Rights and the Heritage Foundation part of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women?