micdotcom: micdotcom:Trump White House has not declared an LGBT Pride Month this June Two days int
micdotcom: micdotcom: Trump White House has not declared an LGBT Pride Month this June Two days into LGBT Pride Month, Donald Trump’s White House has not yet declared June to be LGBT Pride Month. For the past eight years, former President Barack Obama declared June to be LGBT Pride Month. LGBT Pride Month began in June 1999 as “Gay and Lesbian Pride Month,” declared by then-President Bill Clinton. President George W. Bush did not continue the tradition. Given Bush’s decision, Trump’s decision can be read as discontinuing a Democratic White House tradition. However, Trump openly courted LGBTQ voters during his campaign. Read more (6/2/17) Rex Tillerson acknowledges LGBT Pride Month even though Trump and the White House haven’t At least one member of the Trump administration isn’t afraid to acknowledge LGBT Pride Month. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Wednesday released a statement declaring the State Department’s support of LGBTQ rights in conjunction with acknowledging June as a month of LGBTQ pride. “In recognition of LGBTQ Month, the Department of State affirms its solidarity with the human rights defenders and civil society organizations working around the world to uphold the fundamental freedoms of LGBTQ persons to live with dignity and freedom,” Tillerson said in his statement. Tillerson is the first Trump administration official to publicly recognize June as LGBT Pride Month. Read more (6/7/17) -- source link