rights pages quietly disappeared in 2017 from the official White House website and other federal websites. The Trump administration also rolled back a 2016 regulation that mandated health care as a civil right for transgender patients under the Affordable Care Act, and activists worried that their rights were being systematically scrubbed after L.G.B.T. Embassies overseas were prohibited from flying the Pride flag. Trump steadfastly ignored Pride, refusing to acknowledge the celebration with even a presidential tweet. Biden his latest opportunity to contrast his own priorities with those of his most recent predecessor.
The official acknowledgment of Pride, a month typically defined for many in the community by marches, parades and parties across the United States, offered Mr. WASHINGTON - President Biden on Tuesday issued a presidential proclamation recognizing June as Pride Month, vowing to fight for full equality for the L.G.B.T.Q.
