LGBTQ+ Progress Under Biden Major But Incomplete, Says New Report
The Advocate in a follow-up interview. These include implementing the Supreme Court’s 2020 Bostock ruling, which found anti-LGBTQ+ discrimination unconstitutional, across all areas of the federal government, and repairing the damage Trump did to federal courts with his appointments of far-right judges.
But there is still much more the administration needs to do to in the name of LGBTQ+ equality, she said.The report follows up on 10 key asks the organization made of Biden when he took office.
On repairing damage to the courts, it notes that Biden has worked with Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer to get more federal judges confirmed in his first year than any president since Ronald Reagan, a total of 40.
They are a diverse group, 32 of them being women, 27 people of color, and 21 women of color, and they include the first out judge confirmed to a federal circuit court.But LGBTQ+ people remain underrepresented among the federal judiciary, and the administration should focus on finding such appointees, including bisexual, transgender, and nonbinary judges, Lambda recommends.The administration also should take further action to assure that organizations receiving federal grants to provide health care, child welfare services, and other social programs do not discriminate, the report continues.
