Posted on 01/30/2017 6:40:48 PM PST by drewh
Donald Trump is reportedly planning an executive order that would allow LGBT discrimination, rolling back laws protecting gay and transgender people from businesses or social services and putting a ban on gay couples adopting — but gay rights groups are ready to fight back.
Though Trump has yet to officially unveil the LGBT executive order, several sources have reported that it is ready to be signed this week. Citing sources close to the White House, LGBTQ Nation reported that the order would “allow for discrimination in a number of areas,” including workplace discrimination.
The report went on to cite some specific parts of the LGBT executive order, including portions that would effectively ban gay couples from adopting.
“From what we’ve heard, the executive order could be far-reaching, and could include: making taxpayer funds available for discrimination against LGBTQ people in social services; allow federally funded adoption agencies to discriminate against LGBTQ parents; eliminate non-discrimination protections in order to make it possible to fire federal employers and contractors based on their sexual orientation or gender identity; and allow federal employees to refuse to serve people based on the belief that marriage should be between a man and a woman, and that gender is an immutable characteristic set at birth, which would impact a broad range of federal benefits.” The report went on to claim that Donald Trump’s LGBT executive order would be packaged as a “religious freedom” bill, modeled off Indiana’s controversial Religious Restoration Act, signed into law by Mike Pence. That law gave leeway to businesses in choosing who they serve and they deny service.
Though Trump’s LGBT executive order has yet to be introduced, some human rights groups are already speaking out against it. The Human Rights Campaign issued a statement to LGBTQ Nation, calling the rumors “deeply troubling.”
“We already know that he is willing to target and marginalize at-risk communities for his perceived political gain,” JoDee Winterhof, the Human Rights Campaign’s Senior Vice President for Policy and Political Affairs, told the outlet. “As the President and his team plan their next steps, we want to make one thing clear: we won’t give one inch when it comes to defending equality, whether it is a full-on frontal assault or an attack under the guise of religion. Mike Pence should know that better than anyone given his track record in Indiana.”
There is still the potential that Trump’s LGBT executive order could be held beyond its expected signing date. Trump’s order last week banning immigration from a group of Muslim-majority nations was met with widespread protests and court challenges from human and civil rights groups. Even former President Barack Obama spoke out against it on Monday, encouraging protesters to stand up against these actions.
“The president [Obama] fundamentally disagrees with the notion of discriminating against individuals because of their faith or religion,” a spokesman for Obama said (via the Guardian).
It’s likely that any executive order rolling back protection against LGBT discrimination would be met with an equally loud protest, and some groups are already preparing to take action if it is signed.
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Don’t see this happening.
Trump is not exactly hostile towards LGBT issues.
Not sure he actively supports them, but he isn’t going to go our of his way to provoke them either.
Adoptions are under state, not federal law.
FAKE NEWS
Thanks for posting Fake News on FR. Your contribution cannot be overstated.
This sounds like gossip designed to fire up another group of screamers. I would call this fake news until he actually does it.
Yes their parents .If the Parents don’t want the child the system goes on.Most babies do not survive abortion..
this is too distracting. Much bigger fish to fry, needs to keep going on jobs economy and ISIS, terrorism et al
Trump needs the middle and corporate America to help push his agenda. Don’t get hung up on social issues at this time. Shove the stuff the left can’t fight back on down their throats now (no pun intended)
this is too distracting. Much bigger fish to fry, needs to keep going on jobs economy and ISIS, terrorism et al
Trump needs the middle and corporate America to help push his agenda. Don’t get hung up on social issues at this time. Shove the stuff the left can’t fight back on down their throats now (no pun intended)
Haha, surely he’s doing this just to watch the Hollywood meltdown. It’s pretty funny.
Fake news. There is no urgency to change these laws.
100% fake news first Trump through an entire campaign never said anything about gays other than being supportive to the point that that was one of the issues conservatives had with him
So why the Left making this up?.. so they can claim when it doesn’t come they put pressure on Trump and scared him off and claim a victory
So I think you’ll see more more of this left saying there’s some executive workers Trump’s going to do and we have to stop him before he issues when ni effect there was never any such executive order in the works
Fake news. I’d put money on it. Or at least my finest cat’s eye marble. Or a solid pewter paperclip.
He is willing to target and marginalize freaked out, whack-job child-molester rings.
Was tbis report in a dossier?
This is probably fake.
could be banning adoption in the district of columbia
Potential fake news. Poorly sourced with buzz words like “reportedly”.
After this adoption law, he will be making slavery legal and taking away the right to vote from black people, women, and all immigrants.
4.0 is the only grade allowed due to the trauma caused by Trump's election.
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