HUD will require state and local jurisdictions who receive funding through its Fair Housing Assistance Program to apply the same protections. To address the pervasive discrimination LGBTQ+ families continue to face in housing, the Department of Housing and Urban Development announced it will interpret the Fair Housing Act to prevent discrimination in housing and rental assistance against LGBTQ+ people.The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced it will interpret and enforce Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act and Title IX to prevent discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity.As a result of that Order, agencies have already taken key steps to advance LGBTQ+ equality. This Executive Order is one of the most consequential policies for LGBTQ+ Americans ever signed by a U.S. The President directed all federal agencies to implement fully all federal laws that prevent discrimination on the basis of sex, to include sexual orientation and gender identity. The Executive Order established that it is the official policy of the Biden-Harris Administration to prevent and combat discrimination against LGBTQ+ individuals, and to fully enforce civil rights laws to prevent discrimination on the basis of gender identity or sexual orientation. Signing One of the Most Comprehensive Executive Orders in History on LGBTQ+ Rights on His First Day in Office. Within hours of taking the oath of office, President Biden signed an Executive Order Preventing and Combating Discrimination on the Basis of Gender Identity or Sexual Orientation. This Pride Month, the Biden-Harris Administration celebrates the historic progress made towards LGBTQ+ equality since President Biden took office, including: Senate to pass the Equality Act and provide overdue civil rights protections to LGBTQ+ people and families across the country.
As President Biden said during his first joint address to Congress, the President has the back of LGBTQ+ people across the country and will continue fighting for full equality for every American – including through continuing to urge the U.S. The Biden-Harris Administration reaffirms that no one should face discrimination or harassment because of who they are or whom they love.
Too many LGBTQ+ Americans across our nation continue facing discrimination and hate, especially LGBTQ+ people of color and transgender Americans, and some states are attempting to roll back the clock on equality with discriminatory bills that target LGBTQ+ people and families. From protecting the civil rights of every LGBTQ+ American, enabling all qualified Americans – including transgender Americans – to serve their country in uniform, ensuring that LGBTQ+ Americans are leaders at every level of the federal government, to protecting and defending the human rights of LGBTQ+ persons around the world, the Biden-Harris Administration is a consistent and reliable partner in the fight for equality at home and abroad. After four years of relentless attacks on LGBTQ+ rights, the Biden-Harris Administration has taken historic actions to accelerate the march toward full LGBTQ+ equality. "It was really important for me to have a historic one," Meyer said. "It was more accurate to what was designed back then.Today, President Biden issued a proclamation affirming June 2021 as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer (LGBTQ+) Pride Month, marking a time a time of hope, progress, and promise for LGBTQ+ Americans across the country.
While Meyer said she has multiple rainbow-themed items in her house and office, she wants the flag she flies outside her home to be the original design.
Tracie Meyer works on the board of directors of C-FAIR, the Political Action Committee of the Fairness Campaign. In 1979 it was modified again, removing the turquoise stripe, according to Baker's website. Baker did the same to his production of the flag. Pride Month: What does LGBTQIA mean? And more answers to your Pride questions Historic pride flagĪrtist and veteran Gilbert Baker was asked by activist Harvey Milk to create an emblem for the empowerment of LGBTQ people, according to Baker's website.īaker's original flag included eight colored stripes, each with a different meaning: pink for sex, red for life, orange for healing, yellow for sunlight, green for nature, turquoise for magic, blue for serenity and purple for spirit.įollowing the assassination of Milk in 1978, the demand for pride flags went up, and the Paramount Flag Company removed hot pink from the fabric because it was too expensive, according to Baker's website.