That’s why I was so pleased that, last week, Secretary McDonough announced the Department of Veterans Affairs is beginning the process to provide more comprehensive gender-affirming care to our nation’s transgen- for our nation’s transgender veterans. (Applause.)Īnd everyone who has served - everyone deserves the absolute high quality of healthcare. Lieutenant Colonel Fram, thank you for your service to our nation. One of the highest-ranking openly transgender servicemembers in the United States Military.
Today, we’re joined by Lieutenant Colonel Bree Fram. Look, I also was proud to rescind the discriminatory and un-American ban on openly transgender servicemembers. The order directs the entire federal government to eliminate barriers so people from every background and walk of life have an equal opportunity to serve our nation, including LGBTQ+ folks and all employees in underserved communities. The Department of Health and Human Services announced it would protect against discrimination in healthcare services.Īnd just last week, the Department of Education made clear that Title IX protections apply to sexual orientation and gender identity - (applause) - and prohibit discrimination against LGBTQ students in our nation’s schools.Īnd a moment ago, I signed an executive order to advance diversity, equality, and inclusion, and accessibility across the entire federal workforce.
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau announced it would work to combat discrimination against LGBTQ+ people in credit and lending. I ordered our agencies - every agency - to rapidly implement the Supreme Court’s ruling in Bostock, which affirmed that civil rights protections on the basis of sex apply to sexual orientation and gender identity.Īnd as a result of that executive order, the Department of Housing and Urban Affairs announced that it would be - take steps to protect LGBTQ+ people from discrimination in housing, and ensured critical protections for transgender Americans experiencing homelessness. And even on the very - my very first day in office, the first executive order I signed was to change the whole of the federal government to commit to work aggressively to root out discrimination against LBT- LGBTQ+ people and their families. I am proud to lead the most pro-LGBTQ equality administration in U.S.
I had the - I had the opportunity to officiate at their wedding. But they’re also reminders of this community’s incredible resiliency, the incredible contributions, the incred- including, we just saw, the National Football League and the National Women’s Soccer League.Īll of you here - Henry Muñoz and Kyle - good to see you, man - (laughter). They’re reminders of how much this community has suffered and lost. You’ll see a candle carried during the AIDS vigil in the early ’90s by a pair - and a pair of sandals belonging to Matthew Shepard. This month, on the way to the office, I walk through - from my - from the Residence to the Oval Office every morning - I walk through a hallway lit with rainbow colors of Pride, which you’ll have a chance to see in just a few minutes. The site of the deadliest attack affecting the LBT- LGBTQ+ community in American history. And I want to thank all of the members of the United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate for standing up and making sure that will never be forgotten. Just a few minutes ago, surrounded by the survivors of family members who were - we’ve lost, I signed a bill consecrating another piece of hallowed ground: the Pulse nightclub. We wanted to pay tribute to that hallowed ground that represents the the fight to ensure that all people are treated with dignity and respect. I wanted to go, and they wanted - they offered to take me. You know, during the campaign, Tim Gill and Scott Miller - and Tim - one of them is here today, I don’t want to embarrass him he always gets mad when I do that - (laughter) - brought me and Jill to visit the Stonewall Inn.