June is LGBT Pride Month, and while many in the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender communities still have many legitimate gripes with the Obama administration's slow dismantling of military Don't Ask Don't Tell policy and the president's reticence on other hot-button issues like marriage equality, the fact is that the LGBT community has never had a better friend in the White House: Obama campaigned on LGBT issues and has – mostly – followed through.
This month I'll be reporting on a number of LGBT issues, news, and events. For starters, here's the full text of Barack Obama's Presidential Proclamation of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Pride Month