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# Biden signs order protecting LGBTQ+ people from discrimination
- URL: https://www.scenemag.co.uk/biden-signs-order-protecting-lgbtq-people-from-discrimination/
- Published: 2021-01-21T12:12:09.000Z
- Updated: 2021-01-21T10:27:25.000Z
- Description: After being sworn in as US president yesterday, Joe Biden has issued a handful of executive orders to improve LGBTQ+ equality, including one which will protect LGBTQ+ Americans from discrimination.
- Author: Rachel Badham
- Tags: News, Politics, Human Rights Campaign, Joe Biden, LGBTQ, LGBTQ+ equality

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After being sworn in as **US** president yesterday, **Joe Biden** has issued a handful of executive orders to improve LGBTQ+ equality, including one which will protect LGBTQ+ Americans from discrimination. According to [**Metro Weekly**](https://www.metroweekly.com/2021/01/president-biden-issues-executive-order-protecting-lgbtq-people-from-discrimination/?ref=scenemag.co.uk), the order builds on the Supreme Court’s recent decision in the *Bostock v. Clayton County* case, which found LGBTQ+ people are protected from employment discrimination under Title VII of the *Civil Rights Act* of 1964\. Biden’s order ensures the federal government will embrace this interpretation of the Civil Rights Act in future cases.

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Following Biden’s inauguration, **Mara Keisling**, the executive director of the **National Centre for Transgender Equality**, [said](https://transequality.org/blog/president-biden-takes-action-to-protect-transgender-americans-from-discrimination?ref=scenemag.co.uk): *“On his very first day in office, President Biden is stating clearly that there is no place for discrimination in the federal government. Bostock v. Clayton County was a major victory for LGBTQ+ Americans. Today’s executive order moved us another step toward a day when transgender people can openly live as who they are without being targeted for discrimination.”*

The president of the **Human Rights Campaign**, **Alphonso David**, also [praised ](https://www.hrc.org/press-releases/president-biden-issues-most-substantive-wide-ranging-lgbtq-executive-order-in-u-s-history?ref=scenemag.co.uk)Biden’s actions: *“Biden’s executive order is the most substantive, wide-ranging executive order concerning sexual orientation and gender identity ever issued by a United States president. Today, millions of Americans can breathe a sigh of relief knowing that their President and their government believe discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity is not only intolerable but illegal.”*

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Biden is also due to overturn several anti-LGBTQ+ policies created during Trump’s presidency, including reversing the ban on transgender people joining the military, and restoring bathroom protections for trans students.