President Joe Biden warned Thursday about 'ugly' attacks from 'hysterical' people who are targeting LGBTQ+ Americans, as he announced new measures intended to curb book bans and rising hate crimes.
U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks in celebration of Pride Month in the East Room of the White House in Washington, U.S. June 15, 2022. REUTERS/Sarah Silbiger/File Photo
"We have some hysterical and, I would argue, prejudiced, people" engaged in targeting LGBTQ people, Biden said. "It's an appeal to fear and it's an appeal that is totally, thoroughly unjustified, ugly," he said.targeting the community, and particularly transgender youth. "These are our kids, these are our neighbors. It's cruel, it's callous.
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