In recent days, elected leaders in Texas have launched a cynical and dangerous campaign targeting transgender children and their parents. The Governor of Texas has directed state officials to open child abuse investigations into families simply because they have provided access to affirming care for their children. This is government overreach at its worst. Like…
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+ Algorithmic Discrimination Protections
You should not face discrimination by algorithms and systems should be used and designed in an equitable way. Algorithmic discrimination occurs when automated systems contribute to unjustified different treatment or impacts disfavoring people based on their race, color, ethnicity, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions, gender identity, intersex status, and sexual orientation), religion,…
Readout of White House Roundtable with Lesbian Leaders to Celebrate Lesbian Day of Visibility
Yesterday, in celebration of Lesbian Day of Visibility, the White House hosted a roundtable conversation with trailblazing lesbian and LGBTQI+ senior leaders from the White House and the broader Biden-Harris Administration. The roundtable included lesbian and queer advocates ,community leaders, leaders across the federal government, several of whom are the first out lesbians to hold…
Statement of President Joe Biden on the Passing of Former Secretary of Defense Ash Carter
Integrity. When I think of Ash Carter, I think of a man of extraordinary integrity. Honest. Principled. Guided by a strong, steady moral compass and a vision of using his life for public purpose. Ash Carter was born a patriot. A physicist and national security leader across decades, he served with immense distinction at every…
Advancing Equity and Racial Justice Through the Federal Government
“It is therefore the policy of my Administration that the Federal Government should pursue a comprehensive approach to advancing equity for all, including people of color and others who have been historically underserved, marginalized, and adversely affected by persistent poverty and inequality. Affirmatively advancing equity, civil rights, racial justice, and equal opportunity is the responsibility…
A Proclamation on Human Rights Day and Human Rights Week, 2022
On Human Rights Day and during Human Rights Week, we remember and reaffirm the sacred idea that every person is created equal, endowed with inherent dignity and inalienable rights. This idea was at the core of America’s founding. More than 170 years later, following World War II and the Holocaust, this idea…
Remarks by President Biden and Prime Minister Rishi Sunak of the United Kingdom in Joint Press Conference
East Room 2:16 P.M. EDT PRESIDENT BIDEN: Well, good afternoon. Please have — please be seated. I’d like to start, with the permission of my British friends, to just say a few words about the wildfires in Canada and the quality of the air here in the East Coast that’s blanketed the communities in the…
FACT SHEET: U.S. Agencies Are Advancing the Human Rights of LGBTQI+ Persons Around the World
We’re… making equality the centerpiece of our diplomacy around the world. We believe LGBTQ+ rights are human rights. In February, I signed a presidential memorandum establishing that it’s the policy of the United States to pursue an end to violence and discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity. – President Joe Biden…
A Proclamation on National Foster Care Month, 2023
The more than 391,000 American children and youth living in foster care deserve to grow up in safe and loving homes devoted to their health, happiness, and advancement. This month, we honor the absolute courage of young people in foster care, who too often endure challenges that no child should ever have to confront, and…
Press Gaggle by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre En Route Jackson, MS
Aboard Air Force OneEn Route Jackson, Mississippi 10:08 A.M. EDT MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Hey, everybody. I have a couple things at the top and then I’ll hand it over to the Administrator, who’s standing to my right, as you all know. Good morning. Today, we’re headed to Rolling Fork, Mississippi, where the President and First Lady will meet…
