Biden to announce executive actions targeting anti-LGBTQ laws
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President Biden will announce several executive actions Wednesday afternoon to address discriminatory laws and practices against LGBTQ children and adults, as several states enact anti-LGBTQ measures, according to a senior administration official.
"President Biden always stands up to bullies, and that's what these extreme MAGA laws and policies do. They bully kids. Hateful, discriminatory laws that target children are out of line with where the American people are," the official said.
The executive actions, which will be unveiled at a White House Pride event on Wednesday afternoon, direct the Health and Human Services Department to work with states to expand gender-affirming care and access to youth mental health counseling, strengthen non-discrimination protections in the foster care system and clarify that federally funded programs cannot offer "conversion therapy," the widely discredited practice of trying to change a person's sexual orientation or gender identity.
