    [United States Statutes at Large, Volume 128, 113th Congress, 2nd Session]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

    PROCLAMATION 9136--MAY 30, 2014

    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.
    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

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    Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and thirty-
    eighth.
    BARACK OBAMA