unwilling to stand up to the tea party in order to do what s best for the country. and the worst part of it is, a bunch of them know better. failure of the house republicans to pass a darn bill is bad for our security, economy and our future. in a statement, congressman boehner said, quote, i told the president what i have been telling him for months. the american people and their elected officials don t trust him to enforce the law as written. until that changes, it is going fog difficult to make progress on the issue. and president obama is also taking a stand for transgender federal employees. he announced he will sign an executive action to ban federal employers from discriminating on the basis of gender identity. president obama making that announcement while celebrating lgbt pride month. it s already illegal to be discriminated against on the basis of the sexual orientation.
rights movement. it was early morning, june 28th, 1969 when new york city detectives raided a gay bar called the stonewall inn. supposed to be another routine raid, if you will. turned out to be anything but. after enduring i.d. checks and insults, most of the patrons were kicked out. but it was a group of customers who decided after years of police harassment and intimidation, they d had enough. they resisted. and that led to three days of riots. the gay rights movement has come a long way since that day. june has since been designated as lgbt pride month. there are festivals, parades, events held all across the country to celebrate and draw political support. since that first june show of protest, the military has gotten rid of its don t ask, don t tell policy that banned gays and lesbians from serving openly. also same-sex marriage legal in 19 states as well as washington, d.c. challenges to bans are pending in many states as well.
president obama cranking up pressure on congress to strengthen gay rights laws. at a white house event marking lgbt pride month the president demanded laws to ban work place discrimination against gays and lesbians. his call comes just days before the supreme court is to issue major rulings about same-sex marriage. also in washington, a motown moment for capitol hill as long time michigan senator john dingell was honored today. yeah, former supreme mary wilson got high-profile backup on one of the group s classic hits as top law make ear, nancy pelosi, and secretary kathleen sebelius and wonder woman linda carter. stop in the name of love baby what do you think? not conducive room for sound. acoustics were rotten. you are absolutely right. clearly what the problem was.
breaking news out of geismar, louisiana. a chemical plant explosion. according to the louisiana state police captain doug cane there he s saying the reported explosions touched off a fire at the williams company plant. they are saying there are injuries. apparently there are injuries there. cane also saying that he does not know how many people were hurt but he does see ambulances taking a couple of folks from the plant. some injuries. they produce about 1.3 billion pounds of ethylene and propylene. president obama will deliver an address at the white house today as part of the administration s celebration of june as lgbt pride month. this comes at a critical time
to set national rules for organ transplants, the existing policy to put kids at the end of the waiting list for adult organs. this comes on the heels of challenges by 10 and 11-year-olds who are sick and need lungs to survive. now to tuesday, james whitey bulger trial. you got him. the alleged mob boss is not only charged with extortion and money laundering. he also faced 19 murder charges. and thursday at the white house there we go. this is my first time using this. so bear with me. at the white house, president obama will host a reception making the start to lgbt pride month. friday, we have good news on friday for comic book fans. man of steel, there you go. we got it. man of steel opens. the superman movie for you comic book fans. the new man of steel, british actor henry cavil.