Rep Eddie Bernice Johnson, left, and Rep Barbara Lee, D-California, began Pride Month in Dallas touring Promise House, which opened an LGBT house last year. (David Taffet/Dallas Voice)
Today, Congresswoman Johnson, a member of the Congressional LGBT Equality Caucus, released the following statement in honor of LGBT Pride Month. Each June, the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community comes together to celebrate their courage, their identities, and their lives:
“This June, as we celebrate LGBT Pride Month, let us renew our fight to end discrimination against LGBT individuals,” said Congresswoman Johnson.
“Pride Month recognizes the courage that it takes for LGBT people to come out as their true selves into a society that is not always accepting. It is an observance of those who have fought for equality, and in some cases losing their freedom or even their lives. And it is a celebration of how far we have all come, for when we are more welcoming to our LGBT friends and family we are a stronger, more resilient, and more unified society.”
Congresswoman Johnson added, “I pledge to keep fighting to ensure that LGBT Americans have the safety and security they deserve in our Dallas community and across the nation. So I am joining countless others in taking this Pride Month to recognize the significant contributions our LGBT friends and family members have made to the fabric of our nation and stand together in the fight for full and total equality.”
Congresswoman Johnson has staunchly opposed the Trump Administration’s recent efforts to roll back protections for LGBT individuals. Congresswoman Johnson has been vocally opposed to reinstating the ban on transgendered individuals from serving in the military, which President Trump instituted in March 2018. Congresswoman Johnson also stood firmly against the October 2017 U.S. Department of Justice guidance that would allow all administrative agencies and executive departments to discriminate against transgender workers, which has opened up the door for government agencies, private businesses, and other entities to discriminate against members of the LGBT community.
