![donald trump holds up gay flag donald trump holds up gay flag](https://www.thenewcivilrightsmovement.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/maga-trump-flag-4.jpg)
The tweet came exactly one week after Trump’s administration unveiled a proposal to rescind nondiscrimination protections for transgender people under the Affordable Care Act. “My Administration has launched a global campaign to decriminalize homosexuality and invite all nations to join us in this effort!”
DONALD TRUMP HOLDS UP GAY FLAG SERIES
“As we celebrate LGBT Pride Month and recognize the outstanding contributions LGBT people have made to our great Nation, let us also stand in solidarity with the many LGBT people who live in dozens of countries worldwide that punish, imprison, or even execute individuals on the basis of their sexual orientation,” he wrote in a series of tweets. That’s why in 2019, Log Cabin Republicans, the nation’s largest organization of LGBT conservatives, endorsed President Donald Trump for reelection.President Donald Trump became the first Republican president to acknowledge the LGBT celebration of Pride Month on Friday, even as his administration works to undo and attack the civil rights of the LGBT community. As November approaches, it’s vital to elect someone who will continue this progress. Democrats bore - but govern.Īmerica has come a long way in accepting the gay community, and though I’m proud of where we are, I know there is still more work to be done. He must work with Congress to correct the gaps in access to (and quality of) care faced by LGBT Americans.ĭemocratic convention: Trump makes politics exciting - but terrifying. In a second term, the president must work to resolve the ongoing tension between LGBT Americans' justified demands for equality and the concerns of religious conservatives. I'd also encourage the president to reconsider his stance on transgender men and women serving in the military. These accomplishments should not suggest the president's work is finished.īefore being elected president, Donald Trump supported amending the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to include sexual orientation his administration's resistance to protecting gay, lesbian and transgender employees from discrimination in the workplace in the recent Supreme Court case was thus disappointing. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit late last year. Additionally, Trump pick Patrick Bumatay, an openly gay Filipino American judge, was confirmed to the influential U.S. Mary Rowland, a member of the Lesbian & Gay Bar Association of Chicago, was confirmed in 2019 as a federal district judge for the U.S. In coordination with the United Nations, the European Union and other human rights organizations, the campaign’s goal is to pressure nations into ending homophobic laws, securing the safety and freedom of all LGBT individuals throughout the world.įinally, a woman on the ticket: 100 years later, Kamala Harris nomination ends shameful racial history of suffrage movementĪs the Trump administration continues important strides on the world stage, the victories at home continue as well. national intelligence, becoming the first openly gay Cabinet member in our history. Ambassador to Germany Richard Grenell, an openly gay member of the administration who subsequently served as acting director of U.S.
![donald trump holds up gay flag donald trump holds up gay flag](https://www.shropshirestar.com/resizer/RT8TaQjJY29SDV_OruGPGlXtASo=/1200x0/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/mna/XGLER2EJRRHUDFHQXQWGWWMEQE.jpg)
This campaign was spearheaded by former U.S. His leadership on this issue couldn’t be more necessary - even in 2020, 72 countries still identify same-sexual orientation as criminal, including eight where it is punishable by death. In similar fashion, Trump announced during Pride Month in 2019 that his administration was launching a global campaign to end the criminalization of homosexuality. Today, thanks in large part to the leadership of President Donald Trump, the party has delivered meaningful policy victories for gays and lesbians. As one of the Republican National Committee's first openly gay members, and a longtime leader of Log Cabin Republicans, I've worked tirelessly alongside many friends and colleagues to pull the party into the future. For years, the GOP generally stood against the inclusion of gay and lesbian conservatives. Today, the Republican Party is delivering real results and leadership for our community: I've fought for civil rights for gay Americans for the past four decades. For years, Democratic Party leaders have taken for granted the lesbian and gay community - along with other minority communities - thinking they had no where else to turn. Democrats are using their convention this week to tout their agenda for the next four years, including their promise to stand up for the lesbian and gay community.