Rachel Levine urges for a ‘Summer of Pride,’ emphasizing transgender healthcare as vital for preventing suicide.
Department of Health and Human Services Calls for Extended LGBT Pride Celebration
Assistant Secretary Rachel Levine from the Department of Health and Human Services is advocating for the LGBT Pride Month celebration to go beyond the month of June. Levine, the highest-ranking openly transgender government official in the United States, believes that Pride month should become a “Summer of Pride.”
“Happy Pride! Happy Pride month, and actually — let’s declare it a summer of Pride. Happy Summer of Pride,” Levine said in a video message.
While this announcement was met with resistance from conservative commentators, Levine emphasized that implementing this change will require the collective effort of everyone.
Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk tweeted: “A day wasn’t enough. A week wasn’t enough. Now a month isn’t enough either. Their cultural conquest knows no bounds.”
“Admiral Rachel Levine declares the Summer of Pride. Welcome to the last days of empire,” Ian Miles Cheong commented.
On June 21, Levine tweeted, “Today officially marks the 1st Day of Summer. All summer long we will be celebrating the ‘Summer of Pride.’ I see it as an opportunity for change in our communities, states & nation. It will take us all, but together we can create a wave of change. Let the ‘Summer of Pride’ begin!”
As part of the “Summer of Pride” initiative, the HHS is releasing a series of interviews between Levine and LGBT activists. In the first video, Levine spoke with transgender activist Ryan Cassata, discussing the challenges individuals face when seeking transgender surgeries.
“We often say that gender-affirming care is healthcare, gender-affirming care is mental healthcare, and gender-affirming care is literally suicide prevention care,” Levine emphasized.
HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra also joined in by initiating the department’s first Pride Summit to address LGBT health concerns. Becerra called for a need to move faster in advancing gay and transgender rights, stating, “This game of defense can get tiring. We want offense. Let’s play on the offensive, and let’s grow.”
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