Recently, President Joe Biden issued a proclamation acknowledging the 70th anniversary of the Lavender Scare – a 1950s firing spree that took place after President Dwight D. Eisenhower (R) signed an executive order banning LGBTQ+ people from working for the U.S. government, accusing gay and lesbian employees of working with the Soviet Russian Communist Party to compromise the country’s national security. The president lamented the lives that were destroyed by the Lavender Scare, and he praised the brave activists who stood up in the face of it to fight for equality. He celebrated the great progress LGBTQ+ people have made and his administration’s dedication to the community but also acknowledged that the struggle for equal justice is not over.
Joe Biden Issues Presidential Proclamation for the 70th Anniversary of the Lavender Scare
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The founder of the Smart Ride, an annual 2-day, 165-mile bicycle ride from Miami to Key West. The SMART Ride is celebrating its 20th consecutive year providing funding for AIDS service organizations throughout Florida. Last year alone over 10,000 individuals and organizations made donations to fight HIV/aids. In the past 19 years, more than $14.9 million dollars has been raised and returned to help individuals at risk for or infected by HIV live healthier Moore fulfilled lives. Glen also owns Bona Italian Restaurant in the heart of Wilton Manors, Bona Italian holds weekly Give Back Mondays. In the past 6 years, Bona has raised and returned over $60,000 to help local organizations meet their mission. If that’s not enough Glen Is a travel director and has crisscrossed the globe helping corporations hold their business meetings.
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