The Joe Biden White House press secretary this week claimed that the LGBTQ+ community is under direct assault during the very month they celebrate their existence.
Feminist organization All In Together, which claims to be a “nonpartisan advocacy group,” hosted the third annual “Black Women Lead” conference on Wednesday. The event was touted as a “gathering of luminary black women” that “highlights Black women’s power and impact in the march towards a more equitable future.”
“Black women are the engine of American democracy,” All In Together CEO Lauren Leader said of the conference. “Black Women Lead is a chance to celebrate and amplify their contributions in every sphere and discipline.”
Karine Jean-Pierre, who was one of the speakers at the event, discussed how some of the first crises she addressed in her tenure as press secretary were mass shootings in America. While she acknowledged other issues such as the Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision have been noteworthy, she claimed that this year’s Pride month is an especially hazardous time for the very community it celebrates.
The Grio’s White House correspondent April Ryan, who was also on stage, noted that people are “trying to erase” Jean-Pierre’s presence, and make her feel that she “should not be there.”
Jean-Pierre has made numerous headlines for suggesting the LGBTQ community is victimized by American conservatives and Republican lawmakers.
White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre speaks during a daily news briefing at the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House on June 14, 2023 in Washington, DC. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)
More recently, the press secretary slammed a reporter for noting that parents are concerned about their daughters’ safety when biological males are allowed to participate in the same sports.
“What you’re alluding to is basically saying that transgender kids are dangerous… it sounds like that’s what you’re saying,” she retorted.
She later added that his “dangerous” rhetoric could be summarized as “essentially” claiming “transgender kids are dangerous.”
