when you re gay. they re scary places when you re not gay, you know. and so anything that makes me think about, you know, navigating that part of life makes me think about the stakes of taking care of young people, even from a distance. even just in a words and actions that young people see on the part of people, including or especially politicians, who have no idea that their words and actions are shaping the lives of young people. pete buttigieg, 19th secretary of transportation, thank you very much. thank you. good being with you. coming up on pride of the white house, she s helping lead the fight against the coronavirus. my conversation with dr. rachael lavine, the highest ranking out trans person to ever serve in the federal government. and next, the lesbian women
we understood he had to walk a tight rope. daddy was a kenyan. makes him an illegal president. clearly you can question my policies without questioning my faith. or for that matter, my citizenship. i m jonathan. and welcome to the msnbc special pride of the white house. tonight is a celebration of being visible. for lgbtq people, visibility has been a cornerstone for the fight. there is incredible power in being seen and heard. and president biden has lifted up lgbtq voices like no other white house. building an administration that, in the words of one biden
partner.heather, who is celebrating 26 years together with her wife this fall. aaron and david are taking pride in being married for almost 20 years. wow. and rob and lee tied the knot last november. rob s mother witnessed the ceremony at age 100. what an honor to have you with us at the stonewall in. follow us on social media. we re on tiktok and twitter. go to our twitter account to view our latest callout for viewer questions. you can find us on instagram at the week. stay tuned for pride of the white house. featuring conversations with lgbtq members of the biden administration, including pete buttigieg. until we meet again, i m joshua johnson from stonewall. thank you for spending time with us. make it a wonderful week. good night.
tribe with this. i have to work now and i have to get home and get to bed. i hope you enjoy this evening. danny o donnell, thank you very much. joshua, my pleasure. yesterday we asked what you are taking pride in this month. one couple, evans and james, say they ve been together almost 30 years. they were legally married in 2017. evans and james tell us their pride is keeping the promise made in 1993 to work at our relationship. open an honest communication, sprekt, support, and remaining intellect. thank you for sharing your story. we ll share more responses before we go. but first, here is more of why pride celebrations like this one matter. pride is to me love, happiness. doesn t matter what race or color you are. you all come together as one to celebrate and have a great time. happy pride, everybody. prid.
before we go, let s read some e-mails. yesterday, we asked you what you are taking pride in this month. and you shared amazing stories with us. kathy writes that i am so proud of my gay son, alex. he is a wonderful gay man. he has four brothers that i love beyond words. they love each other and respect and care for each other. i m proud that raising all of them, we instilled in them, love, understanding, compassion, justice and acceptance. the greatest of these is love. bill writes, i tell the story to my friends and family, after not speaking to my folks for 12 years after coming out to the, i knew i had to have a relationship to them. after i reached out, they love