Wh ls than two weeks left office, the admistratn of US Print Donald Tmp has falized yet another le rollg back nondiscrimatn protectns for lbian, gay, bisexual, and transgenr (LGBT) people seekg the servic of health and welfare programs fund by the US Department of Health and Human Servic.
Contents:
- WHAT ARE TMP’S VIEWS ON THE LGBTQ MUNY AND GAY MARRIAGE?
- THE GAY TTH ABOUT TMP
- TMP: ‘MY GREAT HONOR’ TO BE LLED THE ‘THE MOST PRO-GAY PRINT AMERIN HISTORY’
WHAT ARE TMP’S VIEWS ON THE LGBTQ MUNY AND GAY MARRIAGE?
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]The month of June was filled wh big moments for lbian, gay, bisexual and transgenr that monthlong stretch, the Supreme Court renred a sweepg cisn providg workplace protectns for gay and transgenr people.
THE GAY TTH ABOUT TMP
The Tmp admistratn is lnchg a global mpaign to end the crimalizatn of homosexualy dozens of natns where 's still illegal to be gay. * trump on gay president *
Tmp has signaled a willgns to publicly align himself wh some gay men and women, he selected a eply nservative nng mate Vice Print Mike Pence, and, as print, has systematilly dismantled protectns implemented by Print Barack Obama, pecially for transgenr over two months before Electn Day, Mr. People has ually been nnectn wh celebry or support they have given Tmp allowed gay members to his Florida club Mar-a-Lago as long as they uld pay the exorbant membership fee; he broadst donatns to groups like the Gay Men’s Health Crisis when the AIDS epimic beme a celebry e; and he publicly embraced the civil unn between the sger Elton John, someone whose mic and fame Mr. Tmp was qutned about whether he would nsir rcdg his ban on transgenr people enterg the ary by a reporter for The Washgton Bla, a gay Tmp gtured to his ch, appearg to signal the reporter’s mask was mufflg him.
But a Morng Consult poll om June found 19 percent of LGBTQ voters backed Tmp, while GLAAD's State of LGBTQ Voters report September reported jt 17 percent of LGBTQ registered voters were supportg the print.GLAAD's poll rults were siar to ex poll fdgs om 2016, which found that lbian, gay, bisexual and transgenr voters backed Hillary Clton over Tmp by 74 percent to 14 percent.'100 percent on board'While the precise numbers may be uncerta, Tmp's msage is appealg to some segment of the LGBTQ muny.Phil Kazmierczak, a gay real tate agent Virgia who said he's "100 percent on board" wh the print, blam Democrats for fixatg on inty polics."They force you to believe, wh the help of liberal media bias, that you are no more than your sexualy or your genr or your race," Kazmierczak said an email.
If you're gay, specifilly, Democrat propaganda stat that the Republins are gog to take away your rights."Kazmierczak lled Tmp a “stnch supporter of gay people and their rights,” but he said he mak a distctn when to relig groups."He don't want gay rights forced on relig stutns," Kazmierczak said. On May 31, 2019, he regnized June as Pri Month for the first time a seri of tweets that doubled down on his mment to crimalizg homosexualy abroad."As we celebrate LGBT Pri Month and regnize the outstandg ntributns LGBT people have ma to our great Natn, let also stand solidary wh the many LGBT people who live dozens of untri worldwi that punish, imprison or even executive dividuals on the basis of sexual orientatn," he tweeted.In Febary, Tmp promoted Richard Grenell, then the U.S.
TMP: ‘MY GREAT HONOR’ TO BE LLED THE ‘THE MOST PRO-GAY PRINT AMERIN HISTORY’
I don't see direct anti-gay rhetoric om the print himself."Many gay Tmp supporters say they're tired of beg told what polil views are acceptable."A lot of people jt don't like to be told they n only thk a certa way, and that's exactly what the left do," said Bob Kabel, chair of the Log Cab Republins, a natnal gay nservative group.
"You're acced of beg a racist or a homophobe if you don't agree wh everythg they say, and a lot of people are jt tired of that."Jennifer Williams.Tamara WilliamsJennifer Williams, a transgenr woman, was an honorary legate at the 2016 Republin Natnal Conventn.