Obama: I'll Commemorate Sunday as "International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia"
President Obama announced he would continue to attack Church and moral teachings "worldwide" this Sunday.
CNS news is reporting:
President Barack Obama issued a statement on Saturday indicating that he and First Lady Michelle Obama would commemorate this Sunday as "the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia."
In the statement, the preisdent said he is working to "address the specific needs of transgender persons."
Here is the president's statement :
Michelle and I join our fellow Americans and others around the world in commemorating the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia tomorrow, May 17. We take this opportunity to reaffirm that lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) rights are human rights, to celebrate the dignity of every person, and to underscore that all people deserve to live free from fear, violence, and discrimination, regardless of who they are or whom they love.