{"id":1300,"date":"2009-06-03T09:38:11","date_gmt":"2009-06-03T14:38:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.godandculture.com\/blog\/?p=1300"},"modified":"2009-06-03T09:38:11","modified_gmt":"2009-06-03T14:38:11","slug":"obama-declares-june-gay-lesbian-bisexual-and-transgender-pride-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.godandculture.com\/blog\/obama-declares-june-gay-lesbian-bisexual-and-transgender-pride-month","title":{"rendered":"Obama Declares June “Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Pride” Month"},"content":{"rendered":"

From Baptist Press<\/a>:<\/p>\n

WASHINGTON (BP)–President Obama Monday named June as “Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Pride Month” issuing a proclamation that goes even further than those of former President Clinton in its pro-homosexuality slant.<\/p>\n

Clinton was the last president to issue such a proclamation, first doing so in 1999 and then in 2000 before he left office. Obama’s 572-word proclamation calls for ending the military’s “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy — which was put in place under Clinton — and also includes the phrase “transgender” for a first time. Clinton’s proclamations never referenced transgenderism, a category that includes cross-dressers and people undergoing sex change operations. Another first: Obama’s proclamation reiterates his support for same-sex civil union laws.<\/p>\n

President George W. Bush never issued a proclamation commemorating Gay Pride Month. Clinton’s proclamations differed from Obama’s in calling June “Gay and Lesbian Pride Month,” leaving out “bisexual” and “transgender.”\u00a0<\/p>\n

“The LGBT rights movement has achieved great progress, but there is more work to be done,” Obama’s proclamation reads. “During LGBT Pride Month, I call upon the LGBT community, the Congress, and the American people to work together to promote equal rights for all, regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity. NOW, THEREFORE, I, BARACK OBAMA, President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim June 2009 as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Pride Month.”<\/p>\n

The proclamation is posted on the White House website but is difficult to find and as of Tuesday afternoon was not listed under the website’s category of proclamations — a fact that some homosexual activists were criticizing.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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