President Obama Welcomes LGBT Leaders to the White House 0
This week marks the 40th anniversary of the Stonewall Rebellion, the 1969 Greenwich Village protests that gave birth to the modern gay rights movement.
Today President Obama joined a crowd of about 250 people in the East Room of the White House for a first-of-its-kind event honoring and celebrating the accomplishments of LGBT Americans. Invited guests included families, volunteers, activists, community leaders and local officials, who were all on hand to celebrate Pride Month.
ABC news’ article on the event is excerpted below:
“The President and First Lady entered to thunderous applause. President Obama told the group he is committed to equality for their community.
“This struggle continues today, for even as we face extraordinary challenges as a nation, we cannot and will not put aside issues of basic equality,” he said, “We seek an America in which no one feels the pain of discrimination based on who you are or who you love.”
Brian Bond, Deputy Director of the White House Office of Public Engagement and a gay American, wrote a post on the White House blog in anticipation of today’s event. We’ll post the President’s full remarks as soon as they become available.
UPDATE (by Cloe): Here are President Obama’s full remarks.
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