Jill Biden has royally pissed off conservatives (again)
Jill Biden has once again inflamed anti-LGBTQ+ right wingnuts. This week, Dr. Biden, along with Secretary of State Antony Blinken, hosted the 17th annual International Women of Courage Awards.
The State Department has handed out awards to over 180 women from more than 80 countries since 2007. This year was the first time the ceremony was held at the White House, on “the biggest stage we could,” the First Lady said.First Lady Dr.
Jill Biden has tapped openly gay Los Angeles-based designer Mark D. Sikes to help redecorate her East Wing offices.Biden and Blinken honored 11 global women leader to mark International Women’s Day and recognize those with “exceptional courage, strength, and leadership in advocating for peace, justice, human rights, gender equity and equality, often at great personal risk and sacrifice.” Among the honorees was Alba Rueda, a trans activist from Argentina, who Dr.
Biden warmly greeted on stage and posed for photos with.“In Argentina, Alba Rueda is transgender woman who was kicked out of classrooms, barred for sitting for exams, refused job opportunities, subjected to violence, and rejected by her family,” the announcer said. “But in the face of these challenges, she worked to end violence and discrimination against the LGBTQ+ community in Argentina.” The fact that Biden and Blinken honored a trans woman when we’re seeing a record number of anti-trans bills being pushed through state legislatures is notable.
