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Proc 10590ProclamationBiden · DCeremonial

Proclamation 10590

Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, and Intersex Pride Month, 2023

President Biden proclaimed June 2023 as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, and Intersex Pride Month, commemorating the Stonewall Uprising and calling on Americans to celebrate LGBTQI+ achievements. The proclamation largely recites past administration actions and urges passage of the Equality Act, but contains no new binding policy directives.

Federal Register Open PDF 88 FR 36447

Key directives

  • Proclaim June 2023 as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, and Intersex Pride Month
  • Call upon the people of the United States to recognize the achievements of the LGBTQI+ community, celebrate diversity, and wave pride flags

Timeline

Immediate

  • June 2023 designated as Pride Month

Near term (90d)

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Long term

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Risks & tensions

  • Document is purely commemorative with no enforceable mandates; rhetorical opposition to state-level legislation may heighten federal-state tensions
  • References to 'unprecedented steps' and past EOs are descriptive, not operative
Proclamation 10590: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, and Intersex Pride Month, 2023 · Executive Orders