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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 fortysixth. 

[FR Doc. 2022–12125 

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