The period of June marks the start of the Gay Pride month and President Biden made an effort to show the world his support for the LGBTQ and transgender community.
Both Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris vowed to make the nation’s military more diverse by boosting diversity amongst members enrolled. In the same way, they also promised to fly the famous gay pride flag across US outposts situated around the globe.
President Biden has ended the ban present during the Trump era which did not allow any members from the transgender community to take part in the ranks of military service.point 265 |
On the other hand, the President also spoke about his very diverse cabinet that includes the very open and proudly gay Pete Buttigieg who is the Secretary of Transportation.point 145 | 1
Shockingly, some embassies including the famous Holy See that is situated in Rome were already flying the Gay Pride Flag too. Therefore, this marked a revolutionary change compared to the years before. Previously, Donald Trump issued orders that preventing the flying and displaying of Gay Pride flags at all US embassies around the globe.
Also, Trump barred trans members from entering into military service. But with all of these changes in place, President Biden appears to be staying true to his word of supporting the LGBTQ community in absolute greatness.
Currently, more and more embassies as well as consulates of the US are displaying the signature rainbow-toned flag.point 208 |
Moreover, the embassy in the Vatican recently issued a public press statement that spoke about how the US respects the pride as well as the equality that surrounds members of the LGBTQ community, calling their basic rights human rights too.point 201 | 1
During his first few weeks in office, President Biden issues a number of executive orders that prohibited discrimination against the Transgender and LGBTQ citizens of the nation. It also prohibited all forms of discrimination against trans servicemembers too. And that overturned another Trump-era policy.