Hodges, and which ruled that federal civil rights protections against sex discrimination in the workplace also extended to sexual orientation and gender identity, in Bostock v. He praised recent Supreme Court decisions that recognized a legal right to same-sex marriage in Obergefell v. “Pride is both a jubilant communal celebration of visibility and a personal celebration of self-worth and dignity,” Biden stated. history, issued a statement on June 1 for “Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Pride Month, 2021.”
They were allowed to display the flag inside buildings.Īntony Blinken’s cable on “Pride” flags, first reported by Foreign Policy magazine in April, advised that diplomatic posts in certain countries should avoid flying the rainbow flag if doing so would create a backlash.Īlso on Tuesday, President Joe Biden, the second Catholic president in U.S. diplomatic outposts were reportedly prohibited from flying the rainbow flag from embassy flagpoles, and had to obtain special permission to do so. We will be marching, rallying and celebrating this weekend in Pride Parades across the country and invite all readers of the Peoples Weekly World to join us in the struggle for LGBT equality.įor more information about the Communist Party, go to. We demand an end to the violence and discrimination against LGBT people in our schools, workplaces and communities.
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We at the Communist Party USA and the Young Communist League USA stand in solidarity with our LGBT brothers and sisters in the fight for full equality. Just as in 2004, Bush is using gay marriage as a rallying cry for his conservative base that has started to turn against him because of his disastrous handling of the Iraq war and domestic issues. Here at home, Bush and the ultra-right continue to push the anti-gay button in order to drum up support in the 2006 elections. In Australia, the president overturned a law that would allow same-sex marriage and the conservative government now in power in Canada is also seeking to overturn its law that allows gay marriage. In Moscow, 50 LGBT people were arrested for attempting to hold the citys first-ever Gay Pride Parade. Last week Kevin Aviance, a famous gay performer, was attacked and beaten in what is considered a gay friendly area in NYC. In our schools, in our workplaces and in our streets, LGBT people are faced with discrimination, hatred and violence. In our schools, the ultra-right and religious conservatives deny students access to scientifically accurate sex education while more young people are becoming infected with HIV every year. Today, millions of people are still denied access to life-saving drugs and medical help because of profit-driven drug corporations. This year marks the 25th year of the HIV/AIDS epidemic. In 2006, we still have a long ways to go. The uprising, in response to bar raids and attacks by the police, was led by working-class gay and transgender people, many of whom were Black or Latino, and became a rallying point for LGBT people in the United States and around the world.Įvery year since, LGBT people and their allies have been holding parades and rallies to highlight the discrimination that LGBT people face and to struggle forward for equality and liberation. This coming weekend marks the anniversary of the uprising that occurred at the Stonewall Inn on June 27, 1969, in New York City. The original organizers chose this month to pay homage to the Stonewall uprising in June 1969 in New York City, which helped spark the modern gay rights movement. The month of June has been designated as Pride Month in celebration of the struggles and achievements of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people in the United States.
The following statement was issued June 21 by the Communist Party USA and Young Communist League in honor of Pride Month.