A post shared by The White House (@whitehouse)President Joe Biden hosted an LGBTQ+ celebration on the South Lawn outside the White House on Saturday afternoon.
The Pride Month event had been due to take place on Thursday but was postponed because of the wildfire smog impacting DC at the time.Thousands of LGBTQ+ individuals, including lawmakers and activists, attended.
Entertainment was provided by Betty Who.Biden has already posted several tweets marking Pride Month. This continued over the weekend.
One highlighted new actions his administration is taking to support LGBTQ+ rights.Everyone is entitled to dignity and respect, no matter who they are, whom they love, or how they identify.