I married Dominic Giacoppa's daughter so, you know, I got a little Italian in me now." I - well, I just want you to know, I may be Irish, but I'm not stupid. He said: "Father, before I begin - bless me, Father, for I'm about to sin. The president opened a St Patrick's Day speech at the White House last year with a joke about his wife Jill, and his Irish heritage. An official from his office said he made it clear that it was a joke. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Telegram.William McCrea, the former DUP representative for South Antrim, said he appreciated that Mr Biden said it was a joke, but called his comments a "slur" and said they were "disgraceful and careless". Read all the Latest News, Breaking News and Coronavirus News here. Biden also revoked a Trump order that had banned federal diversity training to combat racist, sexist and homophobic bias, as part of his “order on advancing racial equity and support for underserved communities through the federal government". “Adults should be able to earn a living and pursue a vocation knowing that they will not be fired, demoted, or mistreated because of whom they go home to or because how they dress does not conform to sex-based stereotypes."īiden published a lengthy list of LGBT+ pledges during the presidential campaign and said he wanted to sign the Equality Act, which would explicitly outlaw discrimination against LGBT+ people - during his first 100 days in office. “Children should be able to learn without worrying about whether they will be denied access to the restroom, the locker room, or school sports," Biden’s order said.
That will apply in areas including “education, housing, credit and healthcare", Graciela Gonzales, a spokeswoman for LGBT+ legal advocacy group Lambda Legal, said by email. On Wednesday, Biden also signed an executive order that said federal agencies must not discriminate on grounds of sexual orientation or gender identity when implementing existing federal laws that bar discrimination on the basis of sex. People who identify as non-binary - neither male nor female - can now select the gender-neutral title “Mx" on the White House website’s contact page, which also added a drop-down list of personal pronouns, including “they/them".Ī screenshot of the video showing Biden’s pronouns has been going viral since being shared on Twitter.Ī survey of more than 40,000 LGBT+ 13- to 24-year-olds by youth advocacy group The Trevor Project, found 28% of those who said no one used their chosen pronouns had attempted suicide in the previous year, versus 12% of those who said most people did. The move will allow members of the LGBTQIA community to now select gender-neutral pronouns when contacting the U.S. The move came after Biden’s signing of a raft of executive actions on his first day in office in January, including an order tackling discrimination against LGBT+ people. Not everyone, however, is vibing with it, including trans persons, many of whom felt that the move was a hollow gesture. The move soon became talk of Twitter and many felt that it was an important step toward normalising cis-gender people mentioning their pronouns to normalise trans-pronouns. The ‘revelation’ came during a television interview where his pronouns, ‘he/his’ were mentioned along with his name. In keeping with his bid to widen the rights of the LGBTQIA community, the current President of the United States Joe Biden recently ‘announced’ his pronouns - ‘he/him’.
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