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.
Contents:
- EXECUTIVE ORR ON ADVANCG EQUALY FOR LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENR, QUEER, AND INTERSEX INDIVIDUALS
- MEMORANDUM ON ADVANCG THE HUMAN RIGHTS OF LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENR, QUEER, AND INTERSEX PERSONS AROUND THE WORLD
- A PROCLAMATN ON LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENR, AND QUEER PRI MONTH, 2021
- GAY EXECUTIV TALK ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF BEG OUT AT WORK
- ADVANCG EQUALY FOR LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENR, QUEER, AND INTERSEX INDIVIDUALS
EXECUTIVE ORR ON ADVANCG EQUALY FOR LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENR, QUEER, AND INTERSEX INDIVIDUALS
Wh ls than two weeks left office, the admistratn of US Print Donald Tmp has falized yet another le rollg back nondiscrimatn protectns for lbian, gay, bisexual, and transgenr (LGBT) people seekg the servic of health and welfare programs fund by the US Department of Health and Human Servic. * executive action gay *
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. 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.
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.
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. 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.
A PROCLAMATN ON LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENR, AND QUEER PRI MONTH, 2021
In this March 31, 2016, photo, gay-rights supporter Mathew "Skippy" Mld holds a flag durg a gay rights rally outsi the Capol Jefferson Cy, Missouri. Dpe this progrs, more than 200 laws signed to allow discrimatn toward lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr, and queer people were troduced at the feral, state, and lol levels 2016. Wh 43 percent of lbian, gay, and bisexual workers and as many as 90 percent of transgenr workers experiencg discrimatn or harassment on the job, employment discrimatn is a ser issue for LGBTQ muni.
C., Mayor’s Office of Gay, Lbian, Bisexual, and Transgenr Affairs rmed the cy’s Department of Insurance, Securi, and Bankg that several surers the regn were g discrimatory exclns their verage. In the 2012 General Social Survey, 1 10 ernment employe reported beg harassed on the job bee they were perceived to be lbian, gay, or bisexual. 125 And a recent proposed budget for the cy of Los Angel clud fundg for the ONE Natnal Gay & Lbian Archiv, the largt llectn of LGBTQ materials worldwi.
130 Lol executiv n direct their chief tn officers to clu LGBTQ stunts their implementatn of the programs, such as supportg Gay-Straight Alliance or Genrs & Sexuali Alliance programs and requirg partner anizatns to create strategic plans that support LGBTQ stunts.
GAY EXECUTIV TALK ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF BEG OUT AT WORK
In furtherg the equaly of LGBTQ cizens, procurement power n also be ed to bar ntractors and grante om engagg so-lled “nversn therapy” for mors, also sometim lled “reparative therapy, ” “ex-gay therapy, ” and “sexual orientatn change efforts.
ADVANCG EQUALY FOR LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENR, QUEER, AND INTERSEX INDIVIDUALS
One of the ways to acplish this is by trackg the number of ntracts award to certified LGBT Bs Enterpris, or LGBTBEs, which are bs that are certified by the Natnal Gay and Lbian Chamber of Commerce to be majory-owned by LGBT people. 173 Acrdg to Natnal Gay and Lbian Chamber of Commerce, tentnally seekg out LGBTQ bs is mon across the public and private sector, and the anizatn partners wh the followg enti to help crease opportuni for LGBTQ-owned bs: more than a third of Fortune 500 pani; many top feral agenci, cludg the Small Bs Admistratn, the U.
178 In 2011, the office partnered wh the Natnal Gay and Lbian Chamber of Commerce and began regnizg LGBTBEs, and expand s outreach to the LGBTQ affiliat. Origally tablished by the mayor as a task force 1985, beme the Seattle Commissn for Lbians and Gays wh 15 volunteer members 1989 and was later absorbed to the Office for Civil Rights. In Jersey Cy, New Jersey, the mayor created the Mayor’s Taskforce on Lbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgenr Equaly and is reprented on the task force by the mayor-appoted LGBT Communy Liaison.