What are the LGTB + policies proposed by the candidates for the presidency of the United States?
GAYLES.TV.- A few hours after knowing the result of the elections of U.S. We analyze the proposals of both presidential candidates in relation to the policies LGTB+.
Joe Biden
The Democratic Presidential Candidate Website Joe Biden presents «The Biden Plan for LGTB + Equality”, Which includes promises to enact the Equality Law during his first XNUMX days as president; establish protections against discrimination and employment for individuals LGTB +; and revoke various policies enacted or reinstated by Trump. He also promises to support veterans LGTB + and restore protections for people LGTB + who are homeless.
Biden has stated that it will remove executive orders from Trump that prohibit transgender people from military service and limit their access to health care.
Donald Trump
For the 2020 campaign Trump has opened a web page called Trump Pride in which he unashamedly states that «is the only president who has openly supported the community LGTB + since his first day in office. President Trump stands in solidarity with citizens LGTB + supporting and enacting policies and initiatives that protect the well-being and prosperity of all gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender Americans.
People are not mentioned on the second term agenda LGTB +, only in the «uphold American values»The commitment of«defend the freedoms of believers and religious organizations«.
Trump Pride is a diverse coalition dedicated to reelecting the president Trump, the first president to begin his presidency in support of marriage equality. Through his bold plan to end the epidemic of HIV and his global campaign to decriminalize homosexuality in the 69 nations where it is illegal, President Trump has proven to be a strong advocate for the community LGTB + both at home and abroad«, Describes the web.
Trump's LGTB + legacy
The reality is that for people LGTB + a second Trump term means seeing their rights undermined. While President Trump does not typically comment publicly on queer or transgender topics, his administration has been anything but people-friendly. LGTB +. Vice President Mike Pence has a long history of formulating anti-law and rhetoric.LGTB +.
Trans people have been a target of the administration Trump From the beginning. Almost immediately after Trump took office in 2017, he revoked an Obama-era memorandum that directed schools to protect trans students from discrimination. That same July, Trump announced his decision to ban trans people from serving in the military.
In May 2018, his administration also persecuted prisoners tranny and decided that, in most cases, trans people should be housed according to their sex assigned at birth. And this summer, the Department of Housing and Urban Development proposed a rule that would allow federally funded homeless shelters to house trans people based on sex assigned at birth. It also published a new rule on June 12, 2020 that allows doctors to discriminate against people. LGTB +.
In addition, Trump has appointed three conservative magistrates of the Supreme Court during his presidency. If he wins the elections again, it would mean the appointment of more federal judges anti-LGTB +, a judge of the Supreme Court (maybe even two) and an escalation in legal arguments against trans rights.
Also immigration rights for people LGTB + would be devastating since in November 2018 Trump tightened immigration rules.
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