collective activists LGBTIQ+ who were invited this Monday to the White House by the president of United States Joe Biden They danced with the trans flag and recorded themselves topless at the presidential residence
In the video, viralized through Twitter, Biden can be seen with the activists, within the framework of pride month.
Pride Month, celebrated every year in June, are limited in some parts of the North American country due to the political and social climate that lives between the different States. During this period, members of the LGBTQ+ community organize events in order to make visible the influence they have had on society and with the aim of recognizing the collective’s struggle in recent decades.
Despite the viralized celebration at the White House, different North American areas oppose the recognition of rights: in Florida, for example, Governor Ron DeSantis signed initiatives that prohibit the topics of sexual orientation and gender in the classroomsgender reaffirmation and drag performances for minors.
LGBTQ state of emergency in the US
America’s Largest LGBTQ+ Advocacy Organization declared its first state of national emergency on Tuesdaybasing his decision on the proliferation of laws in parliaments across the country aimed at regulating the lives of queer people.
The Human Rights Campaign (HRC, for its acronym in English) affirmed that in this legislature more than 70 bills that it considers anti-LGBTQ+ have been approved, double that of last year. Some 525 bills were introduced, virtually all by Republicans, including more than 220 that affect transgender people, HRC said.
The number of these bills introduced has risen steadily in recent years, up from 115 in 2015, HRC said.
As a result, more families with LGBTQ+ members have been subjected to threatsand some have chosen to move to safer locations, said HRC, which bases its data on survey data and stories from parents.
Source: Ambito
