Jen Psaki says Biden wants to send “important message” to the world on LGBTQ rights

Press Secretary Jen Psaki answers questions from members of the press Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2021, in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House. (Official White House Photo by Chandler West)
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Previewing the Biden administration’s weekend-long recognition of Pride, Press Secretary Jen Psaki took several questions regarding the President’s plan for advancing the rights of LGBTQ people.

“Happy Pride,” Psaki said to open the White House press briefing on Friday, June 25, noting that everyone is “celebrating here today” as later that day, Biden would sign historic legislation declaring Pulse, a former LGBTQ nightclub, as a national monument and issue an executive order furthering diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility in the federal government, specifically for LGBTQ employees.

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The Washington Blade asked Psaki at the briefing, “How do [the initiatives today] place in the President’s both domestic and foreign policy agenda? And don’t they fall short of the President signing the Equality Act into law?”

“I think that’s an important question,” Psaki responded, “because what we do here and the values that we advocate for in the United States do send an important message around the world, and sometimes we forget that.”

She then explained how President Biden’s remarks that would come later that day would signify that.

“The President will outline…

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