Biden issued an executive order that seeks to discourage 'conversion therapy' while also promoting gender-affirming surgery and expanding foster care protections for gay and transgender parents and children
President Joe Biden celebrates after signing an executive order at an event to celebrate Pride Month in the East Room of the White House on June 15, 2022, in Washington.WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden issued an executive order Wednesday to stymie what his administration calls discriminatory legislative attacks on thecommunity by Republican-controlled states, declaring before a signing ceremony packed with activists, “pride is back at the White House.
Tapping money already allocated to federal agencies rather than requiring new funding, Biden said the order is meant to counter 300-plus anti-LGBTQ laws introduced by state lawmakers over the past year alone. The Department of Health and Human Services will draft new policies to expand care to LGBTQ families and the Education Department will devise rules to better protect LGBTQ students in public schools.
People watch the annual Pride Parade on June 12, 2022 in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles, California.Biden’s action creates a federal working group to help combat LGBTQ homeless and one promoting educational policies for states and school districts that encourage inclusive learning environments for LGBTQ children.
The order further directs health officials to spell out that federally funded programs cannot be used to fund conversion therapy. And it seeks to ease barriers to health care and certain types of treatment for the LGBTQ community, including gender affirming surgery.That follows Republican Gov. Greg Abbott’s February order directing Texas’ child welfare agency to investigate reports of gender-confirming care for kids as abuse.
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