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Monday, February 15, 2021 Since inauguration, the Biden Administration has used Executive Orders, guidance and regulations, and cabinet nominations to make clear that LGBTQ+ protections are a top policy priority. In the January 26, 2021, press briefing, Domestic Policy Advisor Susan Rice stated that “[e]very agency will place equity at the core of their public engagement, their policy design, and program delivery to ensure that government resources are reaching Americans of color and all marginalized communities — rural, urban, disabled, LGBTQ+, religious minorities, and so man...

Biden’s transgender athletes issue Bill Velasco Sectors of the American sports community went into an uproar right after Joe Biden became president of the United States. In his first two weeks in office, Biden fired off dozens of Executive Orders, including one aimed at “Preventing and Combating Discrimination on the Basis of Gender Identity or Sexual Orientation.” This sudden move caught the ire of many athletes, including 18-time tennis Grand Slam champion Martina Navratilova, a staunch gay activist since she came out in the early 1980’s. Though the order primarily e...

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Fair Play By Shoshana K. Goldberg Getty/Derek Davis/Portland Press Herald A teacher plays softball with a group of students, May 2019. Adam Peck Jay’s story Jay is a transgender man who competed in equestrian throughout high school and college, including through his transition during college. Below, he describes his experience navigating his transition and team, excerpted from an interview he participated in with the author of this report.   Jay’s quotes, and quotes throughout the report, may have been edited for length and/or clarity. I came out to my equestrian team first. I sent ou...

Biden signed executive order in January that would prohibit sexual discrimination in federally funded schools