[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 107 (Wednesday, June 4, 2014)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 32427-32428]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-13156]


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                Proclamation 9136 of May 30, 2014

                
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Pride 
                Month, 2014

                By the President of the United States of America

                A Proclamation

                As progress spreads from State to State, as justice is 
                delivered in the courtroom, and as more of our fellow 
                Americans are treated with dignity and respect--our 
                Nation becomes not only more accepting, but more equal 
                as well. During Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender 
                (LGBT) Pride Month, we celebrate victories that have 
                affirmed freedom and fairness, and we recommit 
                ourselves to completing the work that remains.

                Last year, supporters of equality celebrated the 
                Supreme Court's decision to strike down a key provision 
                of the Defense of Marriage Act, a ruling which, at long 
                last, gave loving, committed families the respect and 
                legal protections they deserve. In keeping with this 
                decision, my Administration is extending family and 
                spousal benefits--from immigration benefits to military 
                family benefits--to legally married same-sex couples.

                My Administration proudly stands alongside all those 
                who fight for LGBT rights. Here at home, we have 
                strengthened laws against violence toward LGBT 
                Americans, taken action to prevent bullying and 
                harassment, and prohibited discrimination in housing 
                and hospitals. Despite this progress, LGBT workers in 
                too many States can be fired just because of their 
                sexual orientation or gender identity; I continue to 
                call on the Congress to correct this injustice by 
                passing the Employment Non-Discrimination Act. And in 
                the years ahead, we will remain dedicated to addressing 
                health disparities within the LGBT community by 
                implementing the Affordable Care Act and the National 
                HIV/AIDS Strategy--which focuses on improving care 
                while decreasing HIV transmission rates among 
                communities most at risk.

                Our commitment to advancing equality for the LGBT 
                community extends far beyond our borders. In many 
                places around the globe, LGBT people face persecution, 
                arrest, or even state-sponsored execution. This is 
                unacceptable. The United States calls on every nation 
                to join us in defending the universal human rights of 
                our LGBT brothers and sisters.

                This month, as we mark 45 years since the patrons of 
                the Stonewall Inn defied an unjust policy and awakened 
                a nascent movement, let us honor every brave leader who 
                stood up, sat in, and came out, as well as the allies 
                who supported them along the way. Following their 
                example, let each of us speak for tolerance, justice, 
                and dignity--because if hearts and minds continue to 
                change over time, laws will too.

                NOW, THEREFORE, I, BARACK OBAMA, President of the 
                United States of America, by virtue of the authority 
                vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the 
                United States, do hereby proclaim June 2014 as Lesbian, 
                Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Pride Month. I call upon 
                the people of the United States to eliminate prejudice 
                everywhere it exists, and to celebrate the great 
                diversity of the American people.

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                IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 
                thirtieth day of May, in the year of our Lord two 
                thousand fourteen, and of the Independence of the 
                United States of America the two hundred and thirty-
                eighth.
                
                
                    (Presidential Sig.)

[FR Doc. 2014-13156
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