Anti-gay past presidents A Brief Chronology of Presidential LGBTQIA Civil Rights AchievementsTo celebrate Presidents' Day, we at Seattle Pride are honoring the words and actions of executive leaders who have celebrated us. It is hard to go back more than a few years and see anything but empty pursuits of tolerance or outright silence when considering LGBTQIA Americans, but today we pay homage to the few presidents who have championed improved conditions for our LGBTQIA siblings.