One of Joseph R. Biden’s first actions after he was inaugurated as president was to sign an executive order ensuring protections against discrimination for LGBTQ people, and he has since signed an executive order reversing Donald Trump’s order prohibiting qualified transgender people from serving in the U.S.
military. Biden’s latest action on behalf of LGBTQ right was signing a memorandum “advancing the human rights of [LGBTQI people] around the world.” Here is the content of that memorandum, as provided by the Office of the White House Press Secretary: MEMORANDUM FOR THE HEADS OF EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES SUBJECT: Advancing the Human Rights of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, and Intersex Persons Around the World This