against in any form or fashion. so here are the people who are working very hard each and every day to advance equality throughout government. and as you look you see a vast diversity of folks who are fighting each and every day on behalf of our community. again, this is only a small fraction of the 14% who are proud lgbtq plus people, who are fighting for our community and fighting for all americans. well, reggie greer, thank you for being here and for your service. and more importantly to the people here on this screen, thank you very much for coming on this special but also your service to our country. thank you, friends. pride is about being visible. it s a symbol of awareness. so remember whether you re part
me and you singing in the park me and you, we re waiting for the dark before we leave you tonight, i want to introduce you to one more person, reggie greer, senior white house adviser for lgbtq plus engagement. welcome to the special. before we go and before the special thing you have to show us, will you tell me what does representation mean to you, especially in this white house. absolutely. well, at the 100 day mark president biden announced that his administration is made up of 14% lgbtq plus people. and for a president of the united states to announce that was for me, a person who is black, born with a disability, who s queer really touched me and made me realize how much this president not only values
lgbtq plus voices but is looking to advance equality throughout the country. so representation for me means a better government. lgbtq plus people like any group of americans are looking for people in government who share their values, who will fight for them each and every day, who will bring their voices and stories to important policy conversations and over the past 140 plus days, this president and this vice president, they have done that. so, reggie, you are here also because you have something very special to show us. i do. so president biden has taken a whole of government approach to advancing equality, and that is demonstrated through the many actions of the agencies throughout the federal government who are revising guidances and releasing policies that reflect the will of the people, which is they believe that lgbtq plus people should
official, looks like america. nearly 14% of president biden s federal agency appointees identify as lesbian, gay, buy sexual, transgender or queer. we will talk about what president biden is doing to advance the rights of the lgbtq community. they include pete buttigieg, the first out gay senate confirmed cabinet member. the first out lgbtq members of the white house communications staff. the assistant secretary for health, dr. rachel levine. ned price, the first ever outgay state department spokesperson. and at the end of the hour, we ll meet reggie greer, the senior adviser on lgbtq issues in the white house. this is what it means to be seen
president values lgbtq voices but is looking to advance equality throughout the country. so representation for me means a better government. lgbtq plus people like anygroup of americans are looking for people in government who share their values, who will fight for them each and every day, who will bring their voices, their stories to important policy conversations. and over the past 140-plus days this president and this vice president, they ve done that. so, reggie, you are here also because you have something very special to show us. i do. so president biden has taken a whole of government approach to advancing equality, and that is demonstrated through the many actions of the agencies throughout the federal government who are revising guidances and releasing policies that reflect the will of the people, which is that they believe that lgbtq plus people should not be discriminated