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Presidential Proclamation--(JUNE)Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Pride Month |
Susie User ID: 973323 United States 05/31/2010 08:55 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Presidential Proclamation--(JUNE)Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Pride Month As Americans, it is our birthright that all people are created equal and deserve the same rights, privileges, and opportunities. Since our earliest days of independence, our Nation has striven to fulfill that promise. An important chapter in our great, unfinished story is the movement for fairness and equality on behalf of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) community. This month, as we recognize the immeasurable contributions of LGBT Americans, we renew our commitment to the struggle for equal rights for LGBT Americans and to ending prejudice and injustice wherever it exists. LGBT Americans have enriched and strengthened the fabric of our national life. From business leaders and professors to athletes and first responders, LGBT individuals have achieved success and prominence in every discipline. They are our mothers and fathers, our sons and daughters, and our friends and neighbors. Across my Administration, openly LGBT employees are serving at every level. Thanks to those who came before us the brave men and women who marched, stood up to injustice, and brought change through acts of compassion or defiance we have made enormous progress and continue to strive for a more perfect union. My Administration has advanced our journey by signing into law the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr., Hate Crimes Prevention Act, which strengthens Federal protections against crimes based on gender identity or sexual orientation. We renewed the Ryan White CARE Act, which provides life saving medical services and support to Americans living with HIV/AIDS, and finally eliminated the HIV entry ban. I also signed a Presidential Memorandum directing hospitals receiving Medicare and Medicaid funds to give LGBT patients the compassion and security they deserve in their time of need, including the ability to choose someone other than an immediate family member to visit them and make medical decisions. In other areas, the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced a series of proposals to ensure core housing programs are open to everyone, regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity. HUD also announced the first ever national study of discrimination against members of the LGBT community in the rental and sale of housing. Additionally, the Department of Health and Human Services has created a National Resource Center for LGBT Elders. Much work remains to fulfill our Nation's promise of equal justice under law for LGBT Americans. That is why we must give committed gay couples the same rights and responsibilities afforded to any married couple, and repeal the Defense of Marriage Act. We must protect the rights of LGBT families by securing their adoption rights, ending employment discrimination against LGBT Americans, and ensuring Federal employees receive equal benefits. We must create safer schools so all our children may learn in a supportive environment. I am also committed to ending "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" so patriotic LGBT Americans can serve openly in our military, and I am working with the Congress and our military leadership to accomplish that goal. As we honor the LGBT Americans who have given so much to our Nation, let us remember that if one of us is unable to realize full equality, we all fall short of our founding principles. Our Nation draws its strength from our diversity, with each of us contributing to the greater whole. By affirming these rights and values, each American benefits from the further advancement of liberty and justice for all. NOW, THEREFORE, I, BARACK OBAMA, President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim June 2010 as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Pride Month. I call upon all Americans to observe this month by fighting prejudice and discrimination in their own lives and everywhere it exists. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twenty-eighth day of May, in the year of our Lord two thousand ten, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and thirty-fourth. BARACK OBAMA [ link to www.whitehouse.gov] |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 943332 United States 05/31/2010 08:56 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Presidential Proclamation--(JUNE)Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Pride Month I forsee violence |
Anonymous Coward (OP) User ID: 973323 United States 05/31/2010 08:56 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Presidential Proclamation--(JUNE)Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Pride Month And July is Sado/Masochist Month
And August is Clown Month
And September is Obama is a Whack-Job Month |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 981888 United States 05/31/2010 08:59 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Presidential Proclamation--(JUNE)Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Pride Month What a fucking idiot we have for a president.
Yeah...where is heterosexual day moron!!????? |
Anonymous Coward (OP) User ID: 973323 United States 05/31/2010 09:00 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Presidential Proclamation--(JUNE)Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Pride Month I forsee violence
Quoting: Anonymous Coward 943332I forsee more Dudes in Stilletto heels and Thongs Marching through the streets of San Franfreako.... |
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Anonymous Coward (OP) User ID: 973323 United States 05/31/2010 09:02 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Presidential Proclamation--(JUNE)Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Pride Month What a fucking idiot we have for a president.
Yeah...where is heterosexual day moron!!?????
Quoting: Anonymous Coward 981888Maybe Michelle is transgender and Obongo is giving tribute! YEah he's a freaking Peice of Work that's for sure! |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 833036 United States 05/31/2010 09:03 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Presidential Proclamation--(JUNE)Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Pride Month Fucking up my birthday month.
This is the last god-damned straw. |
Nikki_LaVey
User ID: 962978 United States 06/01/2010 01:58 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Presidential Proclamation--(JUNE)Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Pride Month Good for him! How Can You Be Two Places At Once When You're Not Anywhere at all
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Eight Squared User ID: 976845 United States 06/01/2010 02:47 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Presidential Proclamation--(JUNE)Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Pride Month Pride before the fall! |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 849411 United States 06/01/2010 02:50 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Presidential Proclamation--(JUNE)Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Pride Month Absolutely meaningless!
Do you seriously believe that a presidential proclamation will alleviate the hatred toward these people? |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 849411 United States 06/01/2010 02:50 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Presidential Proclamation--(JUNE)Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Pride Month Absolutely meaningless!
Do you seriously believe that a presidential proclamation will alleviate the hatred toward these people? |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 862202 United Kingdom 06/01/2010 02:51 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Presidential Proclamation--(JUNE)Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Pride Month Good to see the US have their priorities right. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 781636 United States 06/01/2010 02:52 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Presidential Proclamation--(JUNE)Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Pride Month i thought the fudgepackers and rug munchers had their gay awareness back in APRIL.
this is BULLSHIT |
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Nikki_LaVey
User ID: 962978 United States 06/01/2010 02:54 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Presidential Proclamation--(JUNE)Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Pride Month Absolutely meaningless!
Do you seriously believe that a presidential proclamation will alleviate the hatred toward these people?
Quoting: Anonymous Coward 849411Sadly no! But it still feels good to get the recognition. How Can You Be Two Places At Once When You're Not Anywhere at all
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Wiccan Priestess User ID: 984467 United States 06/01/2010 02:57 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Presidential Proclamation--(JUNE)Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Pride Month Obama's stance on gay and lesbian and transgender issues is the only thing decent about the man.
Oh, and Bi, I can't forget Bi, my boyfriends wouldn't forgive me if I forgot about them.
June is the traditional pride month, it always has been. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 300884 Sweden 06/01/2010 03:02 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Presidential Proclamation--(JUNE)Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Pride Month "Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Pride Month"
Hmmm...
It doesn't exactly roll off the tongue, and there are lots of other kinds of weirdos that still aren't included. What about Piss-drinkers and Sheep-fuckers? Aren't they entitled to feel proud of themselves too?.
I suggest we simplify it a little, something like "Pervert Pride month" should do the trick. It's a lot catchier, and no freaks need to feel left out. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 882117 United States 06/01/2010 03:03 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Presidential Proclamation--(JUNE)Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Pride Month Who GIVES A SHIT
There are national/state months/days/weeks for every fucking piece of shit you can imagine. So really I don't care. lol |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 983592 United States 06/01/2010 03:13 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Presidential Proclamation--(JUNE)Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Pride Month The rising of Sodom and Gomorrah...could be the reason America is not found in the bible for the end times...hmmmmm |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 789975 United States 06/01/2010 04:55 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Presidential Proclamation--(JUNE)Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Pride Month As Americans, it is our birthright that all people are created equal and deserve the same rights, privileges, and opportunities. Since our earliest days of independence, our Nation has striven to fulfill that promise. Quoting: Susie 973323Our birthright? LOL Humans are just NOT created equal...we weren't meant to be equal...we are all MEANT to be different...unique...and individual... That "promise" is just a check that this nation's ass can't cash...it never will be able to either. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 975529 United States 06/01/2010 05:04 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Presidential Proclamation--(JUNE)Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Pride Month He does this because he is Bi-Sexual himself. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 983511 United States 06/01/2010 05:07 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Presidential Proclamation--(JUNE)Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Pride Month |
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