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The Week in Good News

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** The Week in Good News
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Good things are happening to LGBTQ people. It’s easy to overlook the positive stories in the daily mix of news, so every other week we highlight moments you may have missed.

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Out White House official Karine Jean-Pierre is the first Black woman to hold a briefing in 30 years ([link removed]) [link removed]
Karine Jean-Pierre follows in the footsteps of Judy Smith, the "fixer" who was the inspiration for the show "Scandal." ([link removed])
Nevada lawmaker Sarah Peters comes out as pansexual in moving speech ([link removed]) [link removed]
"Am I queer enough? Am I gay enough? What if I end up heteronormative, am I straight? Y'all, we are all enough and worth celebrating!" ([link removed])
Joe Biden releases historic Transgender Day of Visibility presidential proclamation ([link removed]) [link removed]
"I, Joseph R. Biden Jr., President of the United States of America... call upon all Americans to join in the fight for full equality for all transgender people." ([link removed])
The “Call Me By Your Name” author loves that Lil Nas X named the song after his book ([link removed]) [link removed]
"If Call Me by Your Name had even the slightest influence on Lil Nas X's music, then that's beyond anything I could have ever imagined or hoped for," he said upon learning of the song. ([link removed])
The Netherlands became the first country to legalize same-sex marriage 20 years ago today ([link removed]) [link removed]
Four same-sex couples married just after midnight in Amsterdam 20 years ago. Now 29 countries recognize marriage equality. ([link removed])
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Biden administration rejects Trump’s anti-LGBTQ international rights commission ([link removed]) [link removed]
The Trump administration tried to make religious freedom more important than LGBTQ rights. Sec. of State Antony Blinken rejected that today. ([link removed])
North Korea’s only gay defector finds love in America ([link removed]) [link removed]
"I went to so many hospitals in North Korea because we thought that I had some sort of physical problem." ([link removed])
Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff speaks on LGBTQ equality at Seder celebration ([link removed]) [link removed]
"The promise of liberty and equality for all LGBTQ individuals remains a crucial struggle in our nation today," said Kamala Harris's husband. ([link removed])
Virginia banned the gay/trans panic defense on the Transgender Day of Visibility ([link removed]) [link removed]
It's the 12th state to ban defendants from arguing they "panicked" when they found out their victim was LGBTQ. ([link removed])
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