• MasterOBee Master/King@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    As a person who belongs to “the most celebrated people group in the US”, I think it’s important for people like me to see ourselves represented in the world.

    I’m Filipino, I’d like to see more people ‘like me’ represented, but biden just cares about flying the pride flag and ignoring actual minorities

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      1 year ago

      Ok I’m just gonna move right past the “actual minorities” thing because… yikes. I hope that just came across wrong because it sounds incredibly insensitive

      I think representation is important for all minorities and I can empathize with wishing our elected politicians would do more. Biden has done a lot during his term to support the LGBT community, but obviously there is a lot more that needs to be done. He has promised to pass a bill reaffirming the rights of LGBT people after the recent Supreme Court case. That would be huge but we will have to see if Republicans in Congress prevent it from passing, as they’ve done with countless other progressive proposals.

      Here is some of the other work he’s done to support LBGT people. Hope you see that he’s paying far more than just lip service

      https://www.hrc.org/resources/president-bidens-pro-lgbtq-timeline