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On May 19, 2022, her nomination was sent to the Senate. President Biden nominated Reyes to the seat being vacated by Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly, who announced her intent to assume senior status upon confirmation of a successor. [16] A hearing on her nomination was held before the Senate Judiciary Committee on June 22, 2022. [17]
This list of LGBT ambassadors of the United States includes ambassadors of the United States who publicly identified as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or otherwise part of the LGBT community at the time of their appointment.
During Pride Month in 2021, Stern was appointed by U.S. president Joe Biden as the second U.S. special envoy for the human rights of LGBTI persons. [4] [5] She assumed the role on September 27, 2021. [3] She leads U.S. efforts to protect LGBTQI+ persons globally from violence and discrimination.
President-elect Joe Biden and his transition team were cheered after the announcement of their White House communications team, not only because it is all-female, but because it also features two ...
Brinton was raised in Perry, Iowa, and is the child of two Southern Baptist missionaries. Brinton came out as bisexual to their parents in the early 2000s. [8] According to Brinton, their parents disapproved of Brinton's attraction to a male friend from school and sent the then-middle school student for conversion therapy, an experience Brinton later described as "barbaric" and "painful" in a ...
Back in 1961, José Sarria, a part-time drag queen, became the first out gay candidate to run for office in the United States — 15 years before Harvey Milk, the first out gay man to be elected ...
With the simple act of including a family like mine during such a cherished American tradition, the White House sent a powerful message that LGBTQ families are part of the American family.
In 2017, Out Magazine named Skelly to its list of 100 most influential LGBT Americans. [4] In November 2020, Skelly was appointed to President-elect Joe Biden's transition team for the Department of Defense. [5] In July 2021, Skelly was confirmed as Assistant Secretary of Defense for Readiness by voice vote. [6] [7]