Obama: June is Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Pride Month

ABC News ^ | May 29, 2010 | Jake Tapper and Jon Garcia

[Lockbar]

Well, I’m sure O-Hole is very proud, also.

[x]

As he did last year, Obama today declared June "Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Pride Month."

Do they like all being stuck together in the same month?

[POWERSBOOTHEFAN]

Let’s counter-attack and launch some straight pride activities! Make our own flags,symbols,etc. I taped a “straight pride” printout to my back window.

[POWERSBOOTHEFAN]

Are these queers gonna keep on bein’ proud when they have lost control of their bowels?

[LeoWindhorse]

and they want to pass the repeal of DADT as a gift to these people? Screw the rest of the people in the Armed Forces

America should be ashamed of where it is allowing it self to go , and of whom is leading us there .

Shame shame shame

[rdl6989]

So there will be a big push to get Kagan confirmed in June.

[spodefly]

I say we let them have a month.

After all, everything (aside from viruses and some single cell organisms) that has ever lived on this planet has been the product of the heterosexual design of life for billions of years. Those not taking part in that design can have a month to celebrate their confusion.

[Yaelle]

We're not supposed to ask, and Obama is not supposed to tell, but we should definitely honor Larry Sinclair this month, just because the President said he was by far the best job he'd ever had!

And I think June would be a good month for the Prez to come out. Of COURSE he was making illegal deals with Democrat candidates around the nation, and allowing oil platforms to explode with impunity! He was too stressed worrying about his secret life! If he came out, the entire country would sing "Awwww" at once, and forgive him for everything!

[NoRedTape]

Obama's "holiday" doesn't mean JACK. Who is on board with this bologna?

Where is it listed?

I don't see it here.....These are the only holidays......................

[bootless]

Anybody still think this guy is proud American? Or has any appreciation for our hard working, God fearing, tax paying citizens?

Oh, hell no. (Good post!)

Oh, and he's incredibly thin-skinned and incapable of taking any kind of criticism. But that's not related to the "of America" issue... still true, though...

[eyedigress]

Obama is a jackass. The guys in Washington will dispatch of him.

[Screaming_Gerbil]

http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/presidential-proclamation-lesbian-gay-bisexual-and-transgender-pride-month

 

The White House

Office of the Press Secretary

For Immediate Release

May 28, 2010

Presidential Proclamation--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

[kitkat]

Tigerized, you’ve only been around here for a couple of years, but I think your post should be on EVERY thread no matter what the thread is about. In fact, it should be in every American history book written in the future.

[Tigerized]

Thank you, kitkat! What a nice thing to say - but what you don’t know is that I was a lurker for years and years before jumping in on FR.

Many of us had “Obama Fatigue” well before the election. His 24/7 “Obama’s Plan for America” cable propaganda was remarkably devoid of detail, it just contained pretty rhetoric. The country was so in love with the concept of having a black president (after decades of being told what racists we all are) that we didn’t dare look too closely at the real man behind the curtain.

So, now we have our first Affirmative Action president. Who cares what color he claims to be? All I know is that you can only go so far blaming the previous administration, and at some point you’ve got to man up and represent your country. He’s supposed to be our AMERICAN president, NOT just the president of the American left, in spite of how much has been bestowed upon him by Americans of all colors and political affiliation.

And his timing is exquisite. You’d think that Memorial Day would be the perfect time for him to underscore his patriotism for all to see. Unfortunately, he doesn’t have a clue about what America is all about. It’s as much, or more so, a state of mind as it is a country. His narcissism and arrogance tells me he has no appreciation for our history or those who have fought, bled, and even died to let him bask in all that’s been given to him. To him, America is still inherently evil.

I have a Marine son on deployment in Afghanistan. When I think of exactly who his CIC is, I start getting nauseated all over again. Perhaps we can spend some time this Memorial Day weekend strengthening our resolve to be involved citizens while honoring those who gave everything to give us that opportunity.

November can’t come soon enough.

[bmwcyle]

No it is not.

[bootless]

I think your post should be on EVERY thread no matter what the thread is about. In fact, it should be in every American history book written in the future.

I'll second that. Really crystallizes it.

[AmishDude]

That review is scheduled to be finished by December.

And implemented by a lame-duck Democrat Congress. Pretty sleazy, Obama.

[Category Four]

"Our military is made up of the best and bravest men and women in our nation, and my greatest honor is leading them as Commander-in-Chief," said the damn Marxist Socialist Empty Suit -- honor #126,317 of which he is NOT WORTHY. Yes, I typed it in all caps, because that needs to be shouted to everyone.