Biden’s World AIDS Day proclamation mentions LGBTQ people in break from Trump

President Joe Biden signs a proclamation as First Lady Jill Biden watches on March 31, 2021.
Photo: White House

The White House proclaimed December 1 to be World AIDS Day, pledging to “rededicate ourselves to building on the progress of the last four decades.”

Unlike the previous Republican administration, LGBTQ people were mentioned in President Joe Biden’s proclamation.

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Biden pledged to continue the ongoing fight against HIV and listed several ways that the federal government plans to increase funding, support global partners, and provide vital healthcare to underserved countries around the world.

Inequality lies at the root of finally conquering the “serious public health crisis,” the administration says. Over the next year, they said, they will focus on bridging that gap and promised that “the voices of people with HIV are at the center of our work to end the HIV epidemic globally.”

Nearly 38 million people worldwide live with HIV.

“Ending the HIV epidemic is within our reach, and we are committed to finishing this work,” the proclamation reads.

The Trump administration made it a point to deliberately ignore LGBTQ people from World AIDS Day statements, even though the virus has a disproportionate impact on gay and bi men.

Instead, he made wild promises about…

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