Biden argued that transgender kids are under attack from laws that aim to stop children from sex-transition surgeries in a proclamation for Pride Month.
and colleges across the country to protest discriminatory laws. LGBTQI+ young people and their parents are demonstrating unimaginable courage by testifying in State capitols in defense of their basic rights," the proclamation continued.
The document used the terms"youth,""children" and"young" to describe transgender and"LGBTQI+" identifying individuals at least 9 times. Notably, Biden claimed that"State and local legislatures have already introduced over 600 hateful laws targeting the LGBTQI+ community." The document warns of the threat of"armed hate groups" targeting LGBTQI members:"Homophobic and transphobic vitriol spewed online has spilled over into real life, as armed hate groups intimidate people at Pride marches and drag performances, and threaten doctors’ offices and children’s hospitals that offer care to the LGBTQI+ community.
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