"No one should face violence or discrimination—no matter who they are or whom they love." —President Obama #IDAHOT

Weasel Zippers noticed that that President Obama and a number of United States embassies commemorated ‘International Day Against Homophobia Or Transphobia’ while ignoring Armed Forces Day on Twitter. Among the tweets the site found were:

The Obama administration’s priorities were on display yesterday.

The Obama administration’s priorities were on display yesterday.

While raising the #PRIDE flag at the U.S. Embassy in Madrid on IDAHO Day, Michael and I join… http://t.co/prNYyFtNCJ — James Costos (@JamesCostos) May 17, 2014

Interestingly enough, the embassy in Saudi Arabia seems to have ignored the IDAHOT, as apparently have all embassies in Islamic countries. I guess that’s called being diplomatic.

Hat tip: Ed Lasky