President Joe Biden has welcomed hundreds to the White House for a delayed Pride Month celebration.
, an LGBTQ+ activist and social media influencer from New York City, said marking Pride Month at the White House felt like one of the most important moments of his life. But he said the tide of legislation added another layer to this year’s celebrations.
Anjali Rimi of San Francisco attended the White House event with her mother, who recently immigrated from India. Times were tough in the United States, too, she said. She was pushed out of a job after she came out, was homeless for a time, and took asylum in Canada for about a decade before returning to the United States.
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