Wednesday, June 1, 2011

Making Strides: LGBT Pride Month

          I don't have much to say in this post, except that I just learned that yesterday President Obama and The White House announced that June is officially LGBT Pride Month. Hopefully it will lead to more social openness and understanding in our society and more people can be proud of who they are. So, in the words of our President:

"Every generation of Americans has brought our Nation closer to fulfilling its promise of equality. While progress has taken time, our achievements in advancing the rights of LGBT Americans remind us that history is on our side, and that the American people will never stop striving toward 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 2011 as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Pride Month. I call upon the people of the United States to eliminate prejudice everywhere it exists, and to celebrate the great diversity of the American people."

          Click here to read the entire release from the White House Press Secretary. Feel free to share your thoughts on it in the comments below....