Biden: Government standing up to 'hateful' transgender bills
President Joe Biden said Thursday that his administration is 바카라 게임 웹사이트standing up바카라 게임 웹사이트 for transgender Americans against 바카라 게임 웹사이트hateful bills바카라 게임 웹사이트 being passed at the state level and that he is committed to advancing equality across society.
Biden commented in a commemorating Transgender Day of Visibility.
바카라 게임 웹사이트The onslaught of anti-transgender state laws attacking you and your families is simply wrong,바카라 게임 웹사이트 Biden said in the video. 바카라 게임 웹사이트This administration is standing up for you against all these hateful bills. And we바카라 게임 웹사이트re committed to advancing transgender equality in the classroom, on the playing field, at work, in our military and our housing and health care systems.바카라 게임 웹사이트
바카라 게임 웹사이트Everywhere. Simply everywhere,바카라 게임 웹사이트 Biden said.
to make the federal government more inclusive for transgender people. The steps come as Republican leaders have advanced state measures targeting transgender people as part of a broader push to stoke culture wars heading into a critical election season.
The administration said the federal government will become more inclusive for transgender people, including through the use of a new 바카라 게임 웹사이트X바카라 게임 웹사이트 gender marker on U.S. passport applications, beginning on April 11, and new Transportation Security Administration scanners that are gender-neutral.
It is working to expand the availability of the 바카라 게임 웹사이트X바카라 게임 웹사이트 gender marker to airlines and federal travel programs and will make it easier for transgender people to change their gender information in Social Security Administration records.
Visitors to the White House complex soon will also be able to choose an 바카라 게임 웹사이트X바카라 게임 웹사이트 gender marker option in the White House Worker and Visitor Entry System, which is used to conduct screening background checks.
At airports, changes will be made to screening scanners along with the introduction of the use of an 바카라 게임 웹사이트X바카라 게임 웹사이트 for travelers going through Precheck who do not identify as male or female. Transportation Security Administration agents will receive new instructions on how to make screening procedures less invasive and will work with airlines to promote acceptance of the 바카라 게임 웹사이트X바카라 게임 웹사이트 gender marker.
In the video, Biden said there is work still to be done to end 바카라 게임 웹사이트the epidemic of violence against transgender women of color and girls of color바카라 게임 웹사이트 and to ensure that transgender seniors 바카라 게임 웹사이트can age with dignity.바카라 게임 웹사이트 He called anew on Congress to pass the Equality Act to help transgender people around the world 바카라 게임 웹사이트live free from discrimination and violence.바카라 게임 웹사이트
Biden tried to reassure any transgender person who is struggling, telling them to remember that 바카라 게임 웹사이트you're not alone.바카라 게임 웹사이트
바카라 게임 웹사이트You바카라 게임 웹사이트re so brave. You belong. And we have your back,바카라 게임 웹사이트 Biden said.
The administration바카라 게임 웹사이트s actions follow recent steps at the state level to limit activity by transgender people. At least 10 states have banned transgender athletes from participating in sports at all levels in a way that is consistent with their gender identity.
In Texas, Republican Gov. Greg Abbott, who is seeking reelection, has ordered the state바카라 게임 웹사이트s child welfare agency to probe reports of gender-confirming care for kids as abuse.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, a Republican who is running for reelection and considering a 2024 presidential bid, on Monday signed into law a measure, dubbed by opponents as the 바카라 게임 웹사이트Don바카라 게임 웹사이트t Say Gay바카라 게임 웹사이트 bill, that forbids instruction on sexual orientation and gender identity in kindergarten through third grade. The law has drawn intense national scrutiny from critics who argue it marginalizes LGBTQ people. Republicans and advocates of the law argue that discussion of these topics should be between parents and their children.
At the White House, 바카라 게임 웹사이트Jeopardy!바카라 게임 웹사이트 champion Amy Schneider, the first openly transgender winner on the popular quiz show, will meet with second gentleman Doug Emhoff. Emhoff and Admiral Rachel Levine, the assistant secretary for health at the Department of Health and Human Services, separately will host a conversation with transgender kids and their parents. Levine is the first openly transgender federal official to be confirmed by the Senate.
In Florida, Education Secretary Miguel Cardona will meet with LGBTQ+ students.
HHS, the White House said, will also be the first agency to fly a trans pride flag.