Executive Orr on Advancg Equaly for Lbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgenr, Queer, and Intersex Individuals | The Whe Hoe

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The executive orr is signed to unter efforts by Republin policians like Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida, who phed through what opponents have lled the “Don’t Say Gay” law.

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EXECUTIVE ORR ON ADVANCG EQUALY FOR LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENR, QUEER, AND INTERSEX INDIVIDUALS

Our Natn has ma great stris fulfillg the fundamental promis of eedom and equaly for lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr, queer, and tersex (LGBTQI+) Amerins, owg to the learship of generatns of LGBTQI+ dividuals.

Print Bin has appoted a historilly diverse Admistratn, cludg Secretary Pete Buttigieg, the first openly gay Cabet Secretary; Assistant Secretary for Health Admiral Rachel Leve, the first openly transgenr person ever nfirmed by the U. Senate; Ambassador Chantale Wong, the first open lbian to achieve the rank of Ambassador; and the first openly gay Whe Hoe Counsel, Stuart Delery.

Advancg Equaly for Lbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgenr, Queer, and Intersex Individuals. Our Natn has ma great stris fulfillg the fundamental promis of eedom and equaly for lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr, queer, and tersex (LGBTQI+) Amerins, owg to the learship of generatns of LGBTQI+ dividuals. Pri is a time to rell the trials the Lbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgenr, and Queer (LGBTQ+) muny has endured and to rejoice the triumphs of trailblazg dividuals who have bravely fought — and ntue to fight — for full equaly.

ADVANCG EQUALY FOR LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENR, QUEER, AND INTERSEX INDIVIDUALS

BIDEN JR., Print of the Uned Stat of Ameri, by virtue of the thory vted me by the Constutn and the laws of the Uned Stat, do hereby proclaim June 2021 as Lbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgenr, and Queer Pri Month. Today, Print Bin issued a proclamatn affirmg June 2021 as Lbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgenr, and Queer (LGBTQ+) Pri Month, markg a time a time of hope, progrs, and promise for LGBTQ+ Amerins across the untry.

A PROCLAMATN ON LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENR, AND QUEER PRI MONTH, 2021

Signg and Leadg Implementatn of a Printial Memorandum on Advancg the Human Rights of Lbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgenr, Queer, and Intersex Persons Around the World. ” As prevly highlighted by the Whe Hoe, Departments and Agenci are already makg progrs areas towards the goals outled the Printial Memorandum, cludg: strengthen existg efforts to bat the crimalizatn by foreign ernments of LGBTQ+ people and expand efforts to bat discrimatn, homophobia, transphobia, and tolerance on the basis of LGBTQ+ stat or nduct; protect vulnerable LGBTQ+ refuge and asylum seekers; help ensure the Feral Government has a swift and meangful rponse to ser cints that threaten the human rights of LGBTQ+ persons abroad; and build alns wh like-md natns to unter discrimatn agast LGBTQ+ people around the world.

MEMORANDUM ON ADVANCG THE HUMAN RIGHTS OF LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENR, QUEER, AND INTERSEX PERSONS AROUND THE WORLD

The Bin-Harris Admistratn clus barrier-breakg LGBTQ+ lears, cludg Secretary of Transportatn Pete Buttigieg, who is the first openly gay Cabet Secretary nfirmed by the U. Print Bin has assembled the most diverse Admistratn our Natn’s history, and is proud to serve alongsi the 14 percent of all appote who intify as lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr, and queer.

This memorandum reaffirms and supplements the prcipl tablished the Printial Memorandum of December 6, 2011 (Internatnal Iniativ to Advance the Human Rights of Lbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgenr Persons). That memorandum, for the first time, directed executive partments and agenci (agenci) engaged abroad to ensure that Uned Stat diplomacy and foreign assistance promote and protect the human rights of lbian, gay, bisexual, and transgenr persons everywhere.

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OR ARE YOU NEW TO THIS FIELD? CURAT LEARNG OPPORTUNI FOR YOU, AND THE PEOPLE YOU SERVE AND LLABORATE WH.STAY UP TO DATE WH THE WEBARS, TWTER CHATS, NFERENC AND MORE THIS SECTN.MORE LEARNG OPPORTUNIBLOGGET TTED. FD SERVIC + PREPSEARCHGOESPAñOL ESPAñOL ES GET TTED. FD SERVIC + PREPSEARCHOPEN LOTOR SEARCHHIV SERVICES LOCATORSEARCH⨯CLOSEHOMEBLOGFACT SHEET: PRINT BIN TO SIGN HISTORIC EXECUTIVE ORR ADVANCG LGBTQI+ EQUALY DURG PRI MONTHFACT SHEET: PRINT BIN TO SIGN HISTORIC EXECUTIVE ORR ADVANCG LGBTQI+ EQUALY DURG PRI MONTHCONTENT FROM: THE WHE HOE•PUBLISHED: JUNE 27, 2022•11 M READTOPICSDISCRIMATNHIV-RELATED DISCRIMATNLGBTLBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, AND TRANSGENRNHAS<P>NATNAL HIV AIDS STRATEGY</P>TRANSGENRTRANSGENR PEOPLEWHE HOETHE WHE HOESHARESHARE ON FACEBOOKSHARE ON TWTERSHARE ON LKEDINSHARE ON EMAILCROSS-POSTED OM THE WHE HOE BRIEFG ROOM. ORIGALLY POSTED JUNE 15, 2022.PRINT BIN BELIEV THAT NO ONE SHOULD FACE DISCRIMATN BEE OF WHO THEY ARE OR WHOM THEY LOVE. SCE PRINT BIN TOOK OFFICE, HE HAS CHAMPNED THE RIGHTS OF LGBTQI+ AMERINS AND PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD, ACCELERATG THE MARCH TOWARDS FULL EQUALY.AS PRINT BIN SAID DURG HIS FIRST JOT ADDRS TO CONGRS, THE PRINT HAS THE BACK OF LGBTQI+ PEOPLE ACROSS THE UNTRY. THAT IS WHY HE TAKG THE BOLD ACTNS AND NTUG TO FIGHT FOR FULL EQUALY FOR EVERY AMERIN – CLUDG URGG CONGRS PASS THE EQUALY ACT AND PROVI OVERDUE CIVIL RIGHTS PROTECTNS FOR LGBTQI+ PEOPLE.TODAY, TO MARK PRI MONTH, PRINT BIN WILL SIGN AN EXECUTIVE ORR ADVANCG EQUALY FOR LGBTQI+ INDIVIDUALS, AND HE WILL WELE LGBTQI+ FAI, ADVOT, ELECTED OFFICIALS, AND LEARS TO THE WHE HOE FOR A RECEPTN.PRINT BIN’S EXECUTIVE ORR BUILDS ON THE HISTORIC PROGRS HE HAS MA FOR LGBTQI+ PEOPLE BY:ADDRSG DISCRIMATORY LEGISLATIVE ATTACKS AGAST LGBTQI+ CHILDREN AND FAI, DIRECTG KEY AGENCI TO PROTECT FAI AND CHILDREN;PREVENTG SO-LLED “NVERSN THERAPY” WH A HISTORIC IATIVE TO PROTECT CHILDREN OM THE HARMFUL PRACTICE;SAFEGUARDG HEALTH RE, AND PROGRAMS SIGNED TO PREVENT YOUTH SUICI;SUPPORTG LGBTQI+ CHILDREN AND FAI BY LNCHG A NEW IATIVE TO PROTECT FOSTER YOUTH, PREVENT HOMELSNS, AND IMPROVE ACCS TO FERAL PROGRAMS; ANDTAKG NEW, ADDNAL STEPS TO ADVANCE LGBTQI+ EQUALY.ADDRESSING DISCRIMINATORY LEGISLATIVE ATTACKSOVER 300 ANTI-LGBTQI+ LAWS HAVE BEEN TRODUCED STATE LEGISLATUR OVER THE PAST YEAR, AND MANY OF THEM SPECIFILLY TARGET TRANSGENR CHILDREN AND THEIR PARENTS BY BANNG ACCS TO MEDIL RE AND SUPPORT AT SCHOOL. PRINT BIN IS ADDRSG THE HARMFUL, HATEFUL, AND DISCRIMATORY ATTACKS HEAD-ON – NOT ONLY BY SPEAKG UP FOR AMERI’S FAI, BUT TAKG ACTN TO STAND UP TO THE BULLI TARGETG LGBTQI+ PEOPLE.TO HELP SUPPORT IMPACTED FAI, PRINT BIN IS CHARGG THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVIC (HHS) WH PROTECTG LGBTQI+ CHILDREN AND FAI OM ATTACKS ON THEIR ACCS TO HEALTH RE, AND HAS STCTED HHS TO RELEASE NEW SAMPLE POLICI FOR STAT ON HOW TO EXPAND ACCS TO PREHENSIVE HEALTH RE FOR LGBTQI+ PATIENTS. THE PRINT IS ALSO DIRECTG THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUTN WH ADDRSG THE IMPACTS OF STATE LAWS THAT TARGET LGBTQI+ STUNTS, AND HAS CHARGED THE PARTMENT WH RELEASG A SAMPLE SCHOOL POLICY FOR ACHIEVG FULL CLN FOR LGBTQI+ STUNTS.ADDRESSING “CONVERSION THERAPY”AS A NDIDATE, PRINT BIN PLEDGED TO HELP END SO-LLED “NVERSN THERAPY” – A DISCREDED AND DANGERO PRACTICE THAT SEEKS TO SUPPRS OR CHANGE THE SEXUAL ORIENTATN OR GENR INTY OF LGBTQI+ PEOPLE. TODAY, PRINT BIN IS G HIS EXECUTIVE THORY TO LNCH AN IATIVE TO PROTECT CHILDREN ACROSS AMERI AND CRACK DOWN ON THIS HARMFUL PRACTICE, WHICH EVERY MAJOR MEDIL ASSOCIATN THE UNED STAT HAS NMNED.CHILDREN WHO ARE EXPOSED TO SO-LLED “NVERSN THERAPY” FACE HIGHER RAT OF ATTEMPTED SUICI AND TRMA. NUMERO STAT ACROSS THE UNTRY HAVE ALREADY PASSED BIPARTISAN LAWS TO PREVENT EXPOSURE TO SO-LLED “NVERSN THERAPY,” WH REPUBLIN AND DEMOCRATIC ERNORS SIGNG STATE BANS ON NVERSN THERAPY TO LAW. YET SPE THE EFFORTS, MANY PEOPLE THE UNED STAT AND AROUND THE WORLD ARE STILL SUBJECTED TO THIS PRACTICE.PRINT BIN IS CHARGG HHS WH LEADG AN IATIVE TO RCE THE RISK OF YOUTH EXPOSURE TO THIS DANGERO PRACTICE. HHS WILL EXPLORE GUIDANCE TO CLARIFY THAT FERALLY-FUND PROGRAMS NNOT OFFER SO-LLED “NVERSN THERAPY.” HHS WILL ALSO CREASE PUBLIC AWARENS ABOUT S HARMS, PROVI TRAG AND TECHNIL ASSISTANCE TO HEALTH RE PROVIRS, AND EXPAND SUPPORT FOR SERVIC TO HELP SURVIVORS.PRINT BIN IS ALSO ENURAGG THE FERAL TRA COMMISSN TO NSIR WHETHER THE PRACTICE NSTUT AN UNFAIR OR CEPTIVE ACT OR PRACTICE, AND WHETHER TO ISSUE NSUMER WARNGS OR NOTIC. AND, HE IS DIRECTG THE SECRETARI OF STATE, TREASURY, AND HHS TO VELOP AN ACTN PLAN TO PROMOTE AN END TO SO-LLED “NVERSN THERAPY” AROUND THE WORLD AND ENSURE THAT U.S. FOREIGN ASSISTANCE DOLLARS DO NOT FUND THE PRACTICE.SAFEGUARDING HEALTH CARE AND PREVENTING LGBTQI+ YOUTH SUICIDEBEE OF DISCRIMATN AND BULLYG, NEARLY HALF OF LGBTQI+ YOUTH SERLY NSIRED SUICI LAST YEAR. LGBTQI+ PEOPLE OF ALL AG ALSO FACE SIGNIFINT BARRIERS TO ACCSG HEALTH RE, AND LGBTQI+ PATIENTS FACE SIGNIFINT HEALTH DISPARI. TO SAFEGUARD ACCS TO HEALTH RE FOR LGBTQI+ PATIENTS AND ADDRS THE LGBTQI+ YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS, PRINT BIN IS CHARGG HHS WH TAKG STEPS TO ADDRS THE BARRIERS AND EXCLNARY POLICI THAT LGBTQI+ DIVIDUALS AND FAI FACE ACCSG QUALY, AFFORDABLE, PREHENSIVE HEALTH RE, CLUDG MENTAL HEALTH RE, REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH RE, AND HIV PREVENTN AND TREATMENT. THE PRINT’S ORR CHARG HHS TO WORK WH STAT TO PROMOTE EXPAND ACCS TO GENR-AFFIRMG RE. IT ALSO CHARG HHS TO HELP PREVENT LGBTQI+ SUICI BY EXPANDG YOUTH ACCS TO SUICI PREVENTN ROURC, AND TO ISSUE NEW GUIDANCE THROUGH THE SUBSTANCE ABE AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVIC ADMISTRATN ON PROVIDG EVINCE-RMED MENTAL HEALTH RE FOR LGBTQI+ YOUTH.SUPPORTING LGBTQI+ CHILDREN AND FAMILIESLGBTQI+ CHILDREN AND FAI SERVE THE SAME DIGNY AND RPECT AS ALL AMERIN FAI. BUT LGBTQI+ CHILDREN AND FAI NTUE TO FACE SIGNIFINT BARRIERS AND DISCRIMATN. FOR LGBTQI+ YOUNG PEOPLE, FAY REJECTN N LEAD TO DISPROPORTNATELY HIGH RAT OF HOMELSNS AND OVER-REPRENTATN FOSTER RE. AND FOR LGBTQI+ PARENTS AND HOEHOLDS, SIGNIFINT BARRIERS REMA ACCSG VAL ERNMENT BENEFS AND SERVIC, AND ACHIEVG HOG SECURY. PROVIDG THE YOUNG AMERINS AND FAI WH THE ROURC AND SUPPORT THEY NEED WILL HELP ENSURE MORE CHILDREN AND FAI HAVE ACCS TO LOVG HOM THAT CREASE THE RISK OF ABE AND SUICI. PRINT BIN’S EXECUTIVE ORR WILL: ADDRS DISCRIMATN AND BARRIERS FACED BY LGBTQI+ YOUTH, PARENTS, RETAKERS, AND FAI FOSTER RE. ALTHOUGH LGBTQI+ PARENTS PLAY A VAL ROLE ENSURG THAT EVERY CHILD AMERI HAS A LOVG HOME, AND ARE SEVEN TIM MORE LIKELY TO ADOPT A CHILD OM FOSTER RE, THE PARENTS NTUE TO FACE BARRIERS AND BIAS THE CHILD WELFARE SYSTEM. TO ADDRS THE DISPARI, PRINT BIN IS CHARGG HHS WH STRENGTHENG LGBTQI+ NON-DISCRIMATN PROTECTNS THE FOSTER RE SYSTEM. HIS EXECUTIVE ORR ALSO CHARG HHS WH LNCHG A NEW IATIVE TO PARTNER WH STATE CHILD WELFARE AGENCI TO IMPROVE OUT FOR LGBTQI+ YOUTH RE; CREASE TRAG FOR CHILD WELFARE PERSONNEL ON BT PRACTIC FOR SUPPORTG LGBTQI+ YOUTH; PROMOTE PLACEMENTS OF CHILDREN TO ENVIRONMENTS THAT WILL SUPPORT THEIR SEXUAL ORIENTATN AND GENR INTY; AND STUDY AND ADDRS THE DISPROPORTNATE RAT OF CHILD REMOVALS THAT LGBTQI+ PARENTS FACE, PECIALLY WOMEN OF LOR.SUPPORT FAI WH LGBTQI+ YOUTH. WHEN YOUTH E OUT AS LGBTQI+, PARENTS AND FAY MEMBERS OFTEN SEEK HELP TO LEARN HOW TO BT SUPPORT THEIR CHILD. WHEN CHILDREN FACE REJECTN BY THEIR FAI, THEY RISK HIGHER RAT OF HOMELSNS AND ATTEMPTED SUICI. TO SUPPORT FAI WH LGBTQI+ YOUTH, PRINT BIN IS DIRECTG HHS TO EXPAND ACCS TO VOLUNTARY FAY UNSELG AND SUPPORT PROGRAMS TO HELP SUPPORT YOUTH AND FAI. THE PRINT’S EXECUTIVE ORR ALSO CHARG THE CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTN WH REARCHG THE IMPACTS OF FAY REJECTN ON THE MENTAL HEALTH AND LONG-TERM WELLBEG OF LGBTQI+ DIVIDUALS.REVIEW ACCS, AND BARRIERS, FOR FAI TO FERAL PROGRAMS AND BENEFS. IN SPE OF IMPORTANT PROGRS ENSURG THAT SAME-SEX MARRIED UPL N ACCS FERAL PROGRAMS, MANY LGBTQI+ FAI NTUE TO FACE BARRIERS ACCSG VAL BENEFS AND SERVIC. FOR LGBTQI+ PEOPLE WHO HAVE FACED FAY REJECTN AND RELY ON FAY STCTUR WHOUT LEGAL OR BLOOD TI, THE BARRIERS N BE PARTICULARLY PRONOUNCED. TO STRENGTHEN SUPPORTS FOR ALL FAI, THE PRINT’S EXECUTIVE ORR DIRECTS HHS TO NDUCT A STUDY OF HOW CURRENT ELIGIBILY STANDARDS FOR FERAL PROGRAMS IMPACT LGBTQI+ AND OTHER HOEHOLDS, AND ISSUE REMENDATNS FOR MORE CLIVE STANDARDS. THE EXECUTIVE ORR ALSO DIRECTS THE OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET TO ORDATE WH AGENCI AS THEY SEEK OPPORTUNI TO IMPLEMENT THOSE REMENDATNS THEIR PROGRAMS AND SERVIC.ADDRS LGBTQI+ HOMELSNS AND HOG STABILY. PRINT BIN IS DIRECTG THE DEPARTMENT OF HOG AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT WH LNCHG A NEW WORKG GROUP ON LGBTQI+ HOMELSNS AND HOG EQUY. THAT WORKG GROUP WILL LEAD NEW EFFORTS TO INTY AND ADDRS THE BARRIERS TO HOG FACED BY LGBTQI+ PEOPLE, PROVI GUIDANCE AND TECHNIL ASSISTANCE TO HOG PROVIRS ON SERVG LGBTQI+ DIVIDUALS, AND SEEK NEW FUNDG OPPORTUNI FOR CULTURALLY APPROPRIATE SERVIC THAT ADDRS BARRIERS TO HOG FOR LGBTQI+ DIVIDUALS.SUPPORT LGBTQI+ STUNTS OUR NATN’S SCHOOLS AND TNAL STUTNS. THE PRINT’S EXECUTIVE ORR DIRECTS THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUTN TO TABLISH A NEW WORKG GROUP ON LGBTQI+ STUNTS AND FAI, WHICH WILL ADVANCE POLICI FOR STAT, SCHOOL DISTRICTS, AND OTHER TNAL STUTNS TO PROMOTE SAFE AND CLIVE LEARNG ENVIRONMENTS WHICH ALL STUNTS THRIVE.SUPPORT LGBTQI+ YOUTH JUVENILE JTICE SYSTEMS. THE EXECUTIVE ORR CHARG THE ATTORNEY GENERAL WH TABLISHG A NEW CLEARGHOE WH THE OFFICE OF JUVENILE JTICE AND DELQUENCY PREVENTN TO PROVI EFFECTIVE TRAG, TECHNIL ASSISTANCE, AND OTHER ROURC FOR JURISDICTNS TO BETTER SERVE LGBTQI+ YOUTH VOLVED THE JUVENILE JTICE SYSTEM.ADDITIONAL STEPS TO ADVANCE LGBTQI+ EQUALITY
PRINT BIN’S EXECUTIVE ORR ALSO CLUS ADDNAL NEW STEPS TO ADVANCE LGBTQI+ EQUALY, CLUDG:STRENGTHEN SUPPORTS FOR LGBTQI+ OLR ADULTS. OLR LGBTQI+ PEOPLE FACE SIGNIFINT RAT OF DISCRIMATN, ISOLATN, AND POVERTY. THE PRINT’S EXECUTIVE ORR DIRECTS HHS TO PUBLISH A “BILL OF RIGHTS FOR LGBTQI+ OLR ADULTS” AND NEW GUIDANCE ON THE NON-DISCRIMATN PROTECTNS FOR OLR ADULTS LONG-TERM RE SETTGS. IT ALSO CHARG HHS WH EXPLORG NEW LE MAKG TO TABLISH THAT LGBTQI+ DIVIDUALS ARE CLUD THE FN OF POPULATNS OF “GREATT SOCIAL NEED” UNR THE OLR AMERINS ACT.PROMOTE EXPAND FERAL DATA LLECTN ON SEXUAL ORIENTATN AND GENR INTY. TO STRENGTHEN THE FERAL LLECTN OF SEXUAL ORIENTATN AND GENR INTY (“SOGI”) DATA, THE PRINT’S EXECUTIVE ORR TABLISH A NEW FERAL ORDATG MTEE ON SOGI DATA, WHICH WILL LEAD EFFORTS ACROSS AGENCI TO INTIFY OPPORTUNI TO STRENGTHEN SOGI DATA LLECTN, WHILE SAFEGUARDG PRIVACY PROTECTNS AND CIVIL RIGHTS FOR LGBTQI+ DIVIDUALS.BUILDING ON HISTORIC PROGRESSTODAY’S ANNOUNCEMENTS BUILD ON THE BIN-HARRIS ADMISTRATN’S HISTORIC PROGRS TO ADVANCE LGBTQI+ EQUALY SCE TAKG OFFICE, CLUDG:STRENGTHENG CIVIL RIGHTS PROTECTNS. ON HIS FIRST DAY OFFICE, PRINT BIN SIGNED AN EXECUTIVE ORR ON PREVENTG AND BATTG DISCRIMATN AGAST LGBTQI+ AMERINS.ENDG THE BAN ON TRANSGENR SERVICE MEMBERS, AND SUPPORTG LGBTQI+ SERVICE MEMBERS AND VETERANS. PRINT BIN RCD THE DISCRIMATORY BAN ON TRANSGENR SERVICE MEMBERS, AND THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ANNOUNCED THAT HIV-POSIVE SERVICE MEMBERS WH AN UNTECTABLE VIRAL LOAD WILL NO LONGER BE TEGORILLY BARRED OM PLOYG WORLDWI OR MISSNG, NOR WILL THEY BE DISCHARGED OR SEPARATED, SOLELY ON THE BASIS OF THEIR HIV-POSIVE STAT. THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS ALSO STRENGTHENED SERVIC AND SUPPORTS FOR LGBTQI+ VETERANS, CLUDG BY REMOVG THE OUTDATED BAN ON PREHENSIVE GENR-AFFIRMG RE FOR TRANSGENR VETERANS.FIGHTG BACK AGAST STATE-LEVEL ATTACKS ON LGBTQI+ CHILDREN. THE DEPARTMENT OF JTICE HAS TERVENED AND FILED STATEMENTS OF TERT LAWSUS ACROSS THE UNTRY CHALLENGG STATE LAWS THAT SEEK TO BAN TRANSGENR CHILDREN OM ACCSG GENR-AFFIRMG HEALTH RE AND PARTICIPATG SCHOOL ACTIVI AS UNNSTUTNAL.ADVANCG HUMAN RIGHTS FOR LGBTQI+ PEOPLE AMERI’S FOREIGN POLICY. PRINT BIN SIGNED A PRINTIAL MEMORANDUM ON ADVANCG THE HUMAN RIGHTS OF LGBTQI+ PERSONS AROUND THE WORLD, AND APPOTED THE FIRST SPECIAL ENVOY TO ADVANCE THE HUMAN RIGHTS OF LGBTQI+ PERSONS AT THE STATE DEPARTMENT.STRENGTHENG SUPPORTS AND PROTECTNS FOR TRANSGENR AMERINS. THE STATE DEPARTMENT NOW OFFERS AN “X” GENR MARKER OPTN TO ENSURE NONBARY AMERINS N ACCS AN ACCURATE FERAL ID. THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURY ANNOUNCED REFORMS TO ADDRS BARRIERS AND HEIGHTENED SCREENG THAT TRANSGENR TRAVELERS OFTEN FACE U.S. AIRPORTS. THE DEPARTMENT OF HOG AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT ALSO RTORED KEY PROTECTNS TO ENSURE THAT TRANSGENR PEOPLE EXPERIENCG HOMELSNS N ACCS EMERGENCY SHELTERS NSISTENT WH THEIR GENR INTY.FIGHTG FOR PASSAGE OF THE EQUALY ACT. PRINT BIN NTU TO LL ON THE SENATE TO SWIFTLY PASS THE EQUALY ACT, LEGISLATN, WHICH WILL PROVI LONG OVERDUE FERAL CIVIL RIGHTS PROTECTNS TO LGBTQI+ AMERINS AND THEIR FAI.RENEWG THE U.S. ERNMENT’S MMENT TO ENDG THE HIV EPIMIC AT HOME AND AROUND THE WORLD. PRINT BIN RELEASED A NEW NATNAL HIV/AIDS STRATEGY (PDF 1.8 MB) TO LEAD TOWARD ENDG THE HIV EPIMIC THE UNED STAT BY 2030. THE PRINT RETABLISHED THE WHE HOE OFFICE OF NATNAL AIDS POLICY, AND HAS MA HISTORIC VTMENTS ENDG THE HIV EPIMIC GLOBALLY.APPOTG LGBTQI+ LEARS TO THE HIGHT LEVELS OF OUR ERNMENT. PRINT BIN HAS APPOTED A HISTORILLY DIVERSE ADMISTRATN, CLUDG SECRETARY PETE BUTTIGIEG, THE FIRST OPENLY GAY CABET SECRETARY; ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR HEALTH ADMIRAL RACHEL LEVE, THE FIRST OPENLY TRANSGENR PERSON EVER NFIRMED BY THE U.S. SENATE; AMBASSADOR CHANTALE WONG, THE FIRST OPEN LBIAN TO ACHIEVE THE RANK OF AMBASSADOR; AND THE FIRST OPENLY GAY WHE HOE COUNSEL, STUART DELERY. FOURTEEN PERCENT OF THE PRINT’S APPOTE INTIFY AS LGBTQI+.ENSURG THE FERAL ERNMENT IS A MOL EMPLOYER FOR LGBTQI+ PUBLIC SERVANTS. PRINT BIN SIGNED AN EXECUTIVE ORR ON ADVANCG DIVERSY, EQUY, INCLN, AND ACCSIBILY THE FERAL WORKFORCE, WH KEY PROVISNS FOR LGBTQI+ PUBLIC SERVANTS.CELEBRATG PRI AT HOME AND AROUND THE WORLD. PRI IS BACK AT THE WHE HOE AND FERAL BUILDGS THROUGHOUT THE UNTRY ARE PROUDLY FLYG PRI FLAGS THIS MONTH. 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data-activy-map="le-byle-article-top">By <span class="byle-name"><a href=">Matt Laviet</a></span></div></sectn><div class="article-body__ntent article-body-font--loadg"><p class="">Print Joe Bin signed an executive orr Wednday aimed at batg a historic number of anti-LGBTQ bills troduced state legislatur across the untry.</p><p class="">The orr will direct feral health and tn agenci to expand accs to genr affirmg re and advance LGBTQ-clive learng environments at Amerin schools.</p><div class="ad ad--text-alignment ad-ntaer boxleAd dn-prt" data-ttid="ad__ntaer"><div data-mps="te" data-slot="boxle" data-siz="[[[1000,1],[]],[[758,1],[[300,250],[700,50],[5,5],[728,90],[360,360]]],[[0,0],[[300,250],[700,50],[5,5],[360,360]]]]" data-renr-on-view="te" data-targetg="{}" data-active-tab="te" data-offset-viewport="100" data-ttid="ad__ntaer__ner"></div></div><div id="taboolaReadMoreBelow"></div><p class="">It will also curb feral fundg for the bunked practice of “<a href=" target="_blank">nversn therapy</a>,” which <a href=">nearly every leadg U.S. medil associatn has nmned</a>, and ask the Feral Tra Commissn to nsir whether the practice nstut an unfair or ceptive act.</p><p class="">The print's orr durg LBGTQ Pri month and as advot fight agast a rerd number of anti-LGBTQ bills troduced stat across the untry this year — more than 320, acrdg to the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the natn's largt LGBTQ advocy group. </p><p class="">"We’re a battle for the soul of the natn," the print said to a group of LGBTQ activists and Democratic lawmakers at a Whe Hoe signg ceremony Wednday. "And when I look around this room here and at all of you here today, 's a battle I know we will w."</p><p class="">"My msage to all the young people: Jt be you. You are loved. You are unrstood. You do belong," Bin add. "I want you to know that as your print, all of on this stage, have your back."</p><figure class="styl_leImage__yAWZ0 styl_medium__OMa6x"><picture class="styl_image__1qciH"><source media="(m-width: 1000px)" srcSet=" 2x, 1x"/><source srcSet=" 2x, 1x"/><img loadg="lazy" src=" alt="Youth Activist Javier Gomez" height="1667" width="2500"/></picture><figptn class="ptn styl_ptn__Pe5JC"><span class="ptn__ntaer" data-ttid="ptn__ntaer">Youth Activist Javier Gomez speaks alongsi Print Joe Bin and first lady Jill Bin durg an event to celebrate Pri Month the East Room of the Whe Hoe Washgton, D.C. on Jun. 15, 2022.</span><span class="ptn__source">Patrick Semansky / AP</span></figptn></figure><p class="">A bulk of the bills signed to law recent months — 24 13 stat, acrdg to the HRC — aim to lim accs to genr affirmg re for transgenr youth, prohib trans girls and women om petg on girls' sports teams school, and bar the stctn of LGBTQ issu school.</p><div class="ad ad--text-alignment ad-ntaer boxleAd dn-prt" data-ttid="ad__ntaer"><div data-mps="te" data-slot="boxle" data-siz="[[[1000,1],[]],[[758,1],[[300,250],[700,50],[5,5],[728,90],[360,360]]],[[0,0],[[300,250],[700,50],[5,5],[360,360]]]]" data-renr-on-view="te" data-targetg="{}" data-active-tab="te" data-offset-viewport="100" data-ttid="ad__ntaer__ner"></div></div><p class="">Unr the executive orr, a ordatg mtee will also be tablished to lead efforts across feral agenci to strengthen the llectn of data on sexual orientatn and genr inty. </p><p class="">It will also direct the Department of Health and Human Servic to expand rourc to addrs LGBTQ youth suici and homelsns and study barriers same-sex married upl face accsg ernment benefs.</p><p class="">LGBTQ advot appld Bin for signg the new orr.</p><div class="remend-tersectn-ref" data-activy-map="remend-article-body-remend" data-ttid="remend-wrapper"></div><div class="remend-tersectn-ref" data-activy-map="remend-article-body-remend" data-ttid="remend-wrapper"></div><p class="">"This historic executive orr will advance long-sought, LGBTQ-clive polici and practic that will help save young LGBTQ liv," Am Paley, who is the chief executive officer and executive director of The Trevor Project, an LGBTQ youth suici preventn anizatn, said a statement. "It’s past time that we put an end to the dangero and discreded practice of nversn ‘therapy,’ and expand accs to the affirmg re LGBTQ young people actually need to survive and thrive."</p><p class="">The new measur ci wh a recent surge charged rhetoric surroundg how and whether children should learn about LGBTQ issu.</p><div class="ad ad--text-alignment ad-ntaer boxleAd dn-prt" data-ttid="ad__ntaer"><div data-mps="te" data-slot="boxle" data-siz="[[[1000,1],[]],[[758,1],[[300,250],[700,50],[5,5],[728,90],[360,360]]],[[0,0],[[300,250],[700,50],[5,5],[360,360]]]]" data-renr-on-view="te" data-targetg="{}" data-active-tab="te" data-offset-viewport="100" data-ttid="ad__ntaer__ner"></div></div><p class="">In recent months, nservative lawmakers, televisn punds and other public figur have acced opponents of a <a href=">newly enacted Florida tn law</a>, which crics have dubbed the “<a href=">Don’t Say Gay</a>” law, of tryg to <a href=">“groom” or “doctrate” children</a>. The word “<a href=">groomg</a>” has long been ed to mischaracterize LGBTQ people, particularly gay men and transgenr women, as child sex abers.</p><figure class="styl_leImage__yAWZ0 styl_medium__OMa6x"><picture class="styl_image__1qciH"><source media="(m-width: 1000px)" srcSet=" 2x, 1x"/><source srcSet=" 2x, 1x"/><img loadg="lazy" src=" alt="Print Joe Bin" height="1666" width="2500"/></picture><figptn class="ptn styl_ptn__Pe5JC"><span class="ptn__ntaer" data-ttid="ptn__ntaer">Print Joe Bin livers remarks durg a receptn celebratg Pri Month the East Room of the Whe Hoe on Jun. 15, 2022.</span><span class="ptn__source">Nicholas Kamm / AFP via Getty Imag file</span></figptn></figure><p class="">Advot have been <a href=" target="_blank">urgg public officials</a> agast g the charged rhetoric, warng that uld e vlence directed at LGBTQ Amerins. </p><p class="">At least three LGBTQ events were targeted by whe natnalist groups last weekend, wh police arrtg 31 people at an annual Pri the Park event Cor d’Alene, Idaho, on charg of spicn of nspiracy to rt. Those arrted me to the event wh gas masks and shields.</p><p class="">"Vlent attacks on the muny cludg ongog attacks on transgenr women of lor make our natn ls safe," Bin said, referrg to last weekend's arrts. "They're disgtg and they have to stop."</p><p class="">The print has been urgg Congrs to pass prehensive LGBTQ rights legislatn the form of the Equaly Act. But after passg the Hoe last year, the bill <a href=" target="_blank">stalled the Senate</a>. 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