Trumps views on gays

Donald Trump has had varying views on gay marriage in recent decades. Here's what to know ahead of his inauguration in LGBTQ+ conservatives insist that Donald Trump supports same-sex marriage rights. But has he ever shown such support?. Asked where LGBTQ rights stand under the Trump administration, a White House spokesperson pointed to Mr. Trump's past appointments of openly gay judges and officials such as Treasury Secretary.

A s the reality of President-elect Donald Trump’s victory begins to settle, LGBTQ+ rights groups and individuals are grappling with the realities of what that means—especially now that he has. Trump has an abysmal record of attacks on LGBTQ people, including implementing a ban on transgender people in the military, rolling back access to healthcare and homeless shelters, and defending discrimination in multiple cases before the U.S.

Supreme Court. Across his administration, several departments including the State Department, Department of Veterans Affairs and the Social Security Administration, updated policies to extend benefits to same-sex couples. We will engage on every advocacy front, including mobilizing and organizing our network of millions of ACLU members and activists in every state to work to protect LGBTQ people from the dangerous policies of a second Trump administration.

Concerns that same-sex marriage could be under threat began to surface as well, especially after the U. The Trump administration also blocked basic job protections for LGBTQ people, insisting that employers should be free to fire workers for their sexual orientation or gender identity. Many women athletes have spoken out against bullying and discrimination against transgender student athletes. Greg Abbott ordered state officials to launch child abuse investigations into reports of transgender kids receiving gender-affirming care.

Below we discuss how the planned policies of a second Trump administration are illegal and unconstitutional under any proper reading of precedent. Federal courts have blocked enforcement of these bans in both lawsuits. We will continue to stand with transgender people in Tennessee and are committed to realizing a world where all people belong, are valued, and can access the necessary healthcare they need.

In an executive order, Biden banned conversion therapy in federally funded programs, and the Justice Department sent a letter to all state attorneys general calling discriminatory the practice of restricting access to gender-affirming care. The ACLU will urge states to offer an alternative, positive vision that welcomes transgender people to be full participants in society. Intro Following the inauguration of Donald Trump in January , we witnessed a sustained, years-long effort to erase protections for LGBTQ people across the entire federal government.

Across the country in recent years, transgender people and their families have been targeted by a relentless assault on their rights, their safety, and their fundamental freedom to be themselves.

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The organization also pointed to a Supreme Court ruling on Pavan v. A second Trump administration could take action to stop school districts across the country from maintaining trans-inclusive policies and practices. It is that much harder now. We are determined to use every tool at our disposal to oppose any attempt to deny LGBTQ people the freedom to live and love freely and openly.

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West Virginia State Board of Education. Court Case: L. In addition to rolling back existing protections, a second Trump administration will proactively mandate discrimination by the federal government wherever it can. Lastly, and perhaps most ominously, if Trump returns to the White House, we expect his administration to use federal law — including laws meant to safeguard civil rights — as a cudgel to override critical state-level protections for transgender students and to force state and local governments, as well as private organizations, to allow or even perpetuate discrimination Why It Matters: A second Trump administration would strip LGBTQ people of protections against discrimination in many contexts, including employment, housing, education, health care, and a range of federal government programs.

How We Got Here: The Trump administration was openly hostile toward the LGBTQ community and vehemently opposed the Equality Act, which would have ensured that existing civil rights protections cover sexual orientation and gender identity in the way that they already do for race, disability, veteran status, and more. Related Content. As argued above, a second Trump administration would go beyond policies that make discrimination legal and would also mandate discrimination against LGBTQ people by the federal government.

In April , the ban went into effect allowing active transgender members to serve openly only if they had already received a diagnosis of gender dysphoria. Search Query Show Search. Affiliate: Tennessee. This piece was published before Joe Biden withdrew from the presidential election and endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris to represent the Democratic Party. Citations and endnotes can be found in the full, downloadable PDF.

Following the inauguration of Donald Trump in January , we witnessed a sustained, years-long effort to erase protections for LGBTQ people across the entire federal government. Trump also said he would ask Congress to pass a law "prohibiting child sexual mutilation in all 50 states.