But civil rights activists said the massacre was also a hate crime targeting gay men and Latinos frequenting the club.
In Florida, authorities branded the 2016 shooting an act of extremism by a 29-year-old U.S. 'We must protect the gains we've made,' he said. states do not have specific protections for LGBTQ+ Americans and their families. diplomacy and foreign assistance include LGBTQ rights.Īfter signing the legislation, Biden noted that half of U.S. On Friday, he named Jessica Stern, head of the New York-based human rights group OutRight Action International, to be a special envoy at the U.S. 'Our presence this afternoon makes a very strong statement: Pride is back at the White House,' Biden said, after being introduced by Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, who is openly gay, and a young transgender man, Ashton Mota.
