![]() ![]() (Applause.)Īs you can imagine, being out in Texas can be especially tough. We’re a blended family living out and proud to show our community, our state, and our country that love makes a family. But look at where I am today: together with my wife and kids at the White House. ![]() I never knew if I’d be able to marry the person I love or have kids. ![]() Growing up in Texas and knowing I was part of the LGBTQ+ community, I had to hide my true self. My wife, Krystle, is an elementary physical education teacher, and I am a health and fitness coach. SCARLET HARVEY: - (laughs) - four-year-old Liam, who couldn’t join us today and Krystopher, who will be one later this year on Pride - (applause) - this week. We live in Houston, Texas, with our three kids: twelve-year-old Josselin -ĪUDIENCE MEMBER: Woo! Josselin! (Laughter.) And we’re thrilled to be here at the White House for this incredible celebration of joy with the LGBTQ+ community and fam- friends from across the country. (Applause.)Īnd now, please welcome Scarlet Harvey, a health and fitness coach from Texas, who is here with her wife, Krystle, and their three kids. Let it remind you that you don’t have to face these battles alone. That’s the miracle that carry us - carries us through the darkest times, that gives us hope for the future that we all want, that strengthen us for the fights ahead.Īnd when you leave here to go back to the place that needs so much change, take that miracle with you. Today, we say loud and clear that you belong, that you are beautiful, that you are loved. The author - you know I’m an English teacher you had to get a little bit - (applause) - Rita Mae Brown once wrote, “Every day you’re alive and someone loves you is a miracle.” (Applause.) (Applause.) We want our kids just to be kids, running around and, hey, eating too much sugar to laugh with the friends that we wish we saw more often to find solace in the arms of people who see us for who we are to celebrate the beauty and the resilience of this community. We’re not here to be courageous, even though, for so many of you, just coming to this event is an act of bravery. THE FIRST LADY: - and so many battles yet to be brave.īut today, we’re not here to be strong. Outside the gates of this house are those who want to drag our country backwards. We know that this year’s Pride is caught between the push and pull of progress. (Laughter.) And you’re friends who drop off meals when someone is sick.Īll of us wants what everyone else wants: The chance to be who we are and love who we love and make a good life for our families. (Applause.) You’re kids who are hoping to spend every minute in the pool this summer. You’re parents trying to figure out what to make for tonight’s dinner. And as I look around at this crowd, I re- I’m reminded that you’re not just leaders and icons. It’s such an honor to be here with all of you and to see so many of our friends. We’re grateful to the Gill Foundation who helped make today possible, as well as all of those organizations who worked to bring hundreds of families together from across our country. But this year, we wanted to do something a little different than before - not just a reception that recognizes the leaders and the activists of this movement, but an all-American picnic here on the South Lawn - (applause) - celebrating you, America’s LGBTQ families. The Pride Celebration is always one of the most exciting events at the White House. THE FIRST LADY: Welcome to the White House. Get Involved Show submenu for “Get Involved””.The White House Show submenu for “The White House””.Office of the United States Trade Representative.Office of Science and Technology Policy.Executive Offices Show submenu for “Executive Offices””. ![]()
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