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Biden Administration Takes More Actions On Behalf of LGBTQ+ Americans Than Any Administration In History

It is Pride Month! Check out Human Rights Campaign’s list of some of the many actions taken by President Joe Biden to strengthen and defend America’s LGBTQ+ community, including strengthening the Affordable Care Act to address discrimination in relation to sexual orientation and gender identity, expanding Title IX (discussed here previously), and restoring Health and Human Services protections stripped away by former president Trump.

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Biden Administration Adds Title IX Protections For LGBTQ Students And Assault Victims

Fulfilling a campaign promise, earlier this month, President Joe Biden reversed regulations implemented by the previous administration that had made it more difficult from victims to bring complaints for sexual assault. The new protections broaden the narrowed definition of what constitutes sexual harassment, and finally broaden Title IX to cover gay, transgender, and pregnant people.

LEGISLATION LGBTQ+ SOCIAL JUSTICE

Biden Signs the Respect For Marriage Act, Protecting Same Sex And Interracial Marriages

In the brutal Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization decision, not only did the Supreme Court overrule Roe v. Wade, Justice Thomas’ concurring opinion stated his willingness to review previous cases protecting same sex and interracial marriage! Because of this, Congress passed, and President Joe Biden signed the Respect For Marriage Act, which enshrines rights for same sex and interracial marriages into law, and requires all 50 states and territories to recognize such marriages as valid.

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