From the vantage point of the U.S. Capitol, attendees at the inauguration of Joe Biden as the 46th president of the United States saw tremendous potential in the new administration, including change for LGBTQ people after four years of Donald Trump.
Biden’s swearing-in ceremony was in many ways like none other in recent history, not just because he was assuming office after Donald Trump.
While supporters normally swarm the National Mall and high-profile attendees pack the steps of the U.S. Capitol, the combination of fear over coronavirus and an armed National Guard preventing violent insurrection warded off spectators.