[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 107 (Friday, June 3, 2022)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 33605-33606]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-12125]




                        Presidential Documents 



Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 107 / Friday, June 3, 2022 / 
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                Proclamation 10409 of May 31, 2022

                
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, and 
                Intersex Pride Month, 2022

                By the President of the United States of America

                A Proclamation

                During Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, and 
                Intersex (LGBTQI+) Pride Month, we reflect on the 
                progress we have made as a Nation in the fight for 
                justice, inclusion, and equality while reaffirming our 
                commitment to do more to support LGBTQI+ rights at home 
                and abroad. I often say that America can be defined by 
                one word: possibilities. This month, we celebrate 
                generations of LGBTQI+ people who have fought to make 
                the possibilities of our Nation real for every 
                American.

                Today, the rights of LGBTQI+ Americans are under 
                relentless attack. Members of the LGBTQI+ community--
                especially people of color and trans people--continue 
                to face discrimination and cruel, persistent efforts to 
                undermine their human rights. An onslaught of dangerous 
                anti-LGBTQI+ legislation has been introduced and passed 
                in States across the country, targeting transgender 
                children and their parents and interfering with their 
                access to health care. These unconscionable attacks 
                have left countless LGBTQI+ families in fear and pain. 
                All of this compounded has been especially difficult on 
                LGBTQI+ youth, 45 percent of whom seriously considered 
                attempting suicide in the last year--a devastating 
                reality that our Nation must work urgently to address.

                This month, we remind the LGBTQI+ community that they 
                are loved and cherished. My Administration sees you for 
                who you are--deserving of dignity, respect, and 
                support. As I said in my State of the Union Address--
                especially to our younger transgender Americans--I will 
                always have your back as your President so that you can 
                be yourself and reach your God-given potential. Today 
                and every day, my Administration stands with every 
                LGBTQI+ American in the ongoing struggle against 
                intolerance, discrimination, and injustice. We condemn 
                the dangerous State laws and bills that target LGBTQI+ 
                youth. And we remain steadfast in our commitment to 
                helping LGBTQI+ people in America and around the world 
                live free from violence.

                Since my first day in office, I have taken historic 
                action to ensure that everyone--no matter who they are 
                or whom they love--has an equal place in our democracy. 
                I signed a landmark Executive Order charging the 
                Federal Government with preventing and combating 
                discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and 
                gender identity. This includes non-discrimination 
                protections for LGBTQI+ Americans in housing, health 
                care, education, employment, credit and lending 
                services, and the criminal justice system. My 
                Administration has expanded access to inclusive 
                passports for transgender Americans and instituted 
                reforms to the traveler screening process at United 
                States airports. We are supporting the open service for 
                patriotic transgender military members and providing 
                better services for LGBTQI+ veterans. I am honored by 
                the service of the first openly gay Cabinet Secretary 
                and the first transgender person confirmed by the 
                Senate and to have been able to establish the first 
                White House Gender Policy Council.

                But there is more work to be done. That is why I 
                continue to call on the Congress to pass the Equality 
                Act, which will enshrine long overdue civil rights 
                protections and build a better future for all LGBTQI+ 
                Americans.

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                We must also fight for LGBTQI+ seniors so that they can 
                age with dignity. And we must confront the 
                disproportionate levels of poverty, homelessness, and 
                unemployment in the LGBTQI+ community.

                This month, we honor the resilience of LGBTQI+ people, 
                who are fighting to live authentically and freely. We 
                reaffirm our belief that LGBTQI+ rights are human 
                rights. And we recommit to delivering protections, 
                safety, and equality to LGBTQI+ families so that 
                everyone can realize the full promise of America.

                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 2022 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.

                IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 
                thirty-first day of May, in the year of our Lord two 
                thousand twenty-two, and of the Independence of the 
                United States of America the two hundred and forty-
                sixth.
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