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# Biden official speaks on the importance of LGBTQ+ representation
- URL: https://www.scenemag.co.uk/biden-official-speaks-on-the-importance-of-lgbtq-representation/
- Published: 2021-02-05T17:17:58.000Z
- Updated: 2021-02-05T10:47:13.000Z
- Description: Ned Price, the US state department’s official spokesperson, has shared a message of support for LGBTQ+ Americans and highlighted the importance of queer representation in politics.
- Author: Rachel Badham
- Tags: News, Politics, Joe Biden, LGBTQ, LGBTQ+ REPRESENTATION, US

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**Ned Price**, the US state department’s official spokesperson, has shared a message of support for LGBTQ+ Americans and highlighted the importance of queer representation in politics. Price is the first out gay man to have been made a spokesperson for the US government administration, and led his first televised press briefing on **February 2**.

He spoke to [*ABC News* ](https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/state-departments-1st-openly-gay-spokesperson-sends-signal/story?id=75620246&ref=scenemag.co.uk)before the briefing, saying: *“The point that President Biden himself has made is that we need a national security workforce that looks like the country we represent, and that’s especially important for the Department of State that’s speaking to the rest of the world.”* He continued: *“Both in our word and our deed, our values of inclusiveness and strength in diversity will be on full display. Representation matters.”* This week has also seen [**Pete Buttigieg**](https://www.scenemag.co.uk/us-senate-confirms-first-out-lgbtq-cabinet-member/) confirmed as **US** transportation secretary, making him the first ever out LGBTQ+ cabinet member confirmed to the presidential administration.

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**Ruben Gonzales**, executive director of LGBTQ Victory Institute, praised Biden’s dedication to creating an inclusive government administration: *“This groundbreaking confirmation* \[of Buttigieg\] *is a testament both to President Biden’s determination to build the most inclusive administration in history and the American public’s willingness to judge a leader by their qualifications, not their sexual orientation. Each new political barrier broken inspires more LGBTQ+ people to consider careers in public service, a virtuous cycle we will accelerate until equitable representation is achieved. The Biden-Harris administration presents opportunities to place diverse LGBTQ+ people in every agency and at every level of government. We are thrilled to be a partner in making that happen.”*

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