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President Biden issued a statement to celebrate National Coming Out Day as he slammed anti-LGBTQ bills in GOP-led states and pushed for Congress to pass the Equality Act. 

'Despite the extraordinary progress our nation has made, our work to ensure the full promise of equality is not yet done,' Biden said in a statement.

'Anti-LGBTQ+ bills still proliferate in state legislatures,' the president continued. 

'Bullying and harassment — particularly of young transgender Americans and LGBTQ+ people of color — still abounds, diminishing our national character. We must continue to stand together against these acts of hate, and stand up to protect the rights, opportunities, physical safety, and mental health of LGBTQ+ people everywhere. From defeating discriminatory bills to passing the Equality Act, we have more work to do.' 

In 2020, legislators in

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