Washington Times · Jun 15, 2022
Biden signs order targeting ‘hateful’ state bills on gender identity
Youth activist Javier Gomez reacts after President Joe Biden handed him a pen he used to sign an executive order at an event to celebrate Pride Month in the East Room of the White House, Wednesday, June 15, 2022, in ...President Biden took executive action Wednesday to counter states fighting the gender-identity movement in medicine and education, marking Pride Month by vowing to push back on “the ultra-MAGA agenda.”
The executive order directed the Health and Human Services and Education departments to address state laws that “target transgender children and their parents by banning access to medical care and support at school.”