The US Embassy to the Holy See celebrates PrideMonth with the Pride flag on display during the month of June, the embassy wrote in a tweet on Tuesday. embassies, including in India and Australia, are highlighting their support for LGBTQ people. The United States embassy in the Vatican has decided to fly the Pride flag for the month of June in honour of the LGBT+ community. The Biden White House also reversed an order issued by Trump’s then-Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on flying the Pride flag and some U.S. Biden also reversed a ban on transgender people openly enlisting and serving in the military.
On his first day in office, Biden signed an executive order directing federal agencies to protect LGBTQ people under all federal laws that prohibit discrimination based on sex. June, during which embassies can also fly the Pride flag on the external flagpole, is celebrated as Pride month by people identifying as LGBT. "We are proud of them."Ī 2015 RAND study found that 5.8 percent of service members identified as either lesbian, gay or bisexual. Gay pride flag (1. The authorization to fly the flag which was not a mandate was given ahead of May 17, observed as the international day against homophobia, transphobia, and biphobia. "This is no way reflects any lack of respect or admiration for people that (are from) the LGBTQ+ community, the personnel in and out of uniform who serve in this department," Kirby added. He said that the decision was made because it could open the door for other challenges to the rule set in place in July. The new Pride flag was designed by Valentino Vecchietti, of Intersex Equality Rights UK, according to Pink News.It includes a new yellow triangle and purple circle to better represent the intersex community. "There won't be an exception made this month for the pride flag," Pentagon spokesman John Kirby said. PRIDE month takes place every June, and the usual Pride flag for LGBTQIA+ has been upgraded this year.