{"id":1384,"date":"2017-06-01T15:56:00","date_gmt":"2017-06-01T15:56:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/democrats.org\/blog\/2017\/06\/01\/tom-perez-on-lgbtq-pride-month\/"},"modified":"2017-06-01T15:56:00","modified_gmt":"2017-06-01T15:56:00","slug":"tom-perez-on-lgbtq-pride-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/tom-perez-on-lgbtq-pride-month\/","title":{"rendered":"Tom Perez on LGBTQ Pride Month"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><meta http-equiv=\"Content-Type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=us-ascii\"><meta name=\"Generator\" content=\"Microsoft Word 15 (filtered medium)\"><!--[if !mso]>\n\n<style>v\\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);}\no\\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);}\nw\\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);}\n.shape {behavior:url(#default#VML);}\n<\/style>\n\n<![endif]--><\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><!--\n\/* Font Definitions *\/\n@font-face\n\t{font-family:\"Cambria Math\";\n\tpanose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 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style=\"color:black\"> Pride Month is an opportunity to celebrate that progress, to appreciate the cultural achievements of <\/span>LGBTQ<span style=\"color:black\"> Americans, and to recommit ourselves to the fight for global <\/span>LGBTQ<span style=\"color:black\"> equality.<\/span><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span georgia=\"\" style=\"font-family:\">&nbsp;<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span georgia=\"\" style=\"font-family:\">&ldquo;Under the leadership of Barack Obama, America has advanced <\/span><span georgia=\"\" style=\"font-family:\">LGBTQ<span style=\"color:black\"> rights in ways unthinkable just a few years ago. This month, we celebrate the second anniversary of nationwide marriage equality. We ended Don&rsquo;t Ask Don&rsquo;t Tell and guaranteed transgender veterans the care they earned serving our nation. Today, hospitals receiving Medicare or Medicaid funds must extend visitation rights to <\/span>LGBTQ<span style=\"color:black\"> patients. Across the country, violence against <\/span>LGBTQ<span style=\"color:black\"> individuals can be prosecuted as federal hate crimes. These were hard-fought victories, but there is still much progress to be made.<\/span><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span georgia=\"\" style=\"font-family:\">&nbsp;<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span georgia=\"\" style=\"font-family:\">&ldquo;From bathrooms to boardrooms, too many <\/span><span georgia=\"\" style=\"font-family:\">LGBTQ<span style=\"color:black\"> Americans are denied the full equality they deserve. In some states, conservative lawmakers continue to advance legislation intended to discriminate against the <\/span>LGBTQ<span style=\"color:black\"> community. Despite their promises, the Trump administration is hell-bent on rolling back progress, starting with Attorney General Jeff Sessions&rsquo; decision to end protections for transgender students. Democrats will fight those these efforts to erode the rights of <\/span>LGBTQ<span style=\"color:black\"> people and continue to push for <\/span>LGBTQ<span style=\"color:black\"> equality at home and abroad.<\/span><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span georgia=\"\" style=\"font-family:\">&nbsp;<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span georgia=\"\" style=\"font-family:\">&ldquo;Internationally, equality is also a long way away. According to the International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association, people in<\/span><span georgia=\"\" style=\"font-family:\"><a href=\"http:\/\/ilga.org\/downloads\/2017\/ILGA_State_Sponsored_Homophobia_2017_WEB.pdf\"><span style=\"color:black\"> <\/span><span style=\"color:#1155CC\">72 countries<\/span><\/a><span style=\"color:black\"> can still be prosecuted for who they love. That is unacceptable. President Trump must use the full influence of the United States to pressure our neighbors to recognize the rights of <\/span>LGBTQ<span style=\"color:black\"> people.<\/span><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span georgia=\"\" style=\"font-family:\">&nbsp;<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span georgia=\"\" style=\"font-family:\">&ldquo;However, there also are many reasons to be hopeful this Pride Month. Last Wednesday, Taiwan&#39;s constitutional court &nbsp;ruled in favor of same-sex marriage, &nbsp;paving the way for Taiwan to become the first Asian country to legalize gay marriage. Hopefully, Taiwan&rsquo;s landmark court decision is the beginning of <\/span><span georgia=\"\" style=\"font-family:\">LGBTQ<span style=\"color:black\"> equality across Asia.<\/span><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span georgia=\"\" style=\"font-family:\">&nbsp;<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span georgia=\"\" style=\"font-family:\">&ldquo;This month, we must redouble our efforts to fight for the rights of our <\/span><span georgia=\"\" style=\"font-family:\">LGBTQ<span style=\"color:black\"> family, friends, and neighbors around the world, especially those under threat from their own governments.&rdquo;<\/span><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In celebration of LGBTQ Pride Month 2017, DNC Chair Tom Perez released this statement: &nbsp; &ldquo;From Stonewall to the Supreme Court, our nation has made great strides in LGBTQ rights. 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