Well, this will end the debate over inviting terrorists into the country and free up our airports.
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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He could remove federal policy that force private agencies to go against their beliefs when placing children for adoption. That is not a rollback of gay rights but a restoration of the rights of children and the proper place of the federal government in such decisions.
Sounds that way to me as well.
My guess is that is is entirely false, and is being promoted by the Left to try and caus even more open rebellion. They are trying to kill the Trump presidency in infancy by creating open, violent conflict. This is not sourced and is not something Trump would do, certainly not now.
This is B.S. designed to increase the outrage in the Left to a real flashpoint of open violence. They are pulling a classic maneuver to outrage their own people to try and get them to go crazy, violently crazy. Violence and disorder, open rebellion...all designed to hamper Trump’s momentum and success. Don’t fall for it.
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Not only that, but adoption is a state, not a federal issue.
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I doubt Trump will do that. He has been very friendly to the homosexual community.
This sounds like the media trying to attribute something to Trump that is untrue.
Or, in other words, it sounds like the media.
Well, this will end the debate over inviting terrorists into the country and free up our airports.
Seems like “Fake News” to me.
Nothing on this in Trump’s speeches.
He is keeping his promises.
This was not one of them; stirs up opposition.
I strongly suspect “Fake News”.
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Also, other Freepers are totally correct. Adoption is a state issue, not a federal issue.
This is simply some gay group cranking up a fundraising headline.
I call BS on this. The states generally set their own adoption standards, with federal laws like ICWA sometimes intruding.
Agreed. I’d bet my life this is total BS to stir up the masses.
White House considers reversing LGBT protections for federal workers https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/white-house-considers-reversing-lgbt-protections-for-federal-workers/2017/01/30/06160150-e736-11e6-80c2-30e57e57e05d_story.html?utm_term=.6e00779db4df
White House considers reversing LGBT protections for federal workers https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/white-house-considers-reversing-lgbt-protections-for-federal-workers/2017/01/30/06160150-e736-11e6-80c2-30e57e57e05d_story.html?utm_term=.6e00779db4df
Rumors from some Trump hating website is now news?
GTFO
This wasn’t even a campaign promise, but it is awesome! Comet pingpongers, including their cheerleaders here on FR, are deeply saddened.
This is bull sheet, IMO.
IMO, this is absolute garbage fake news and should be taken off the sidebar.
Not seeing him doing this.
Seriously think it’s fake news....
.....just something else to get the snowflakes whining
Sounds fake to me. He never campaigned on LGBT issues, he campaigned for all Americans. The left just wants something to wine and protest about. I guess they discovered the immigration this wasn’t working out so well for them
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