Nationally acclaimed singer Billy Porter, who performed the next day at the Capital Pride festival, also spoke at the press conference
It was Griner's first professional basketball game back since being released from a Russian penal camp last December
The inauguration ceremony is set to begin at 11:30 a.m. at City Hall. Bass' term as mayor officially begins on Dec. 12
Biden signed a sweeping executive order that expands LGBTQ+ rights. during the Pride reception Wednesday in the East Room