Posted on 02/05/2016 11:29:29 AM PST by newgeezer
New York billionaire Donald Trump promises "forward motion" on so called gay rights if elected president.
While speaking with Bay Windows publisher Sue O'Connell Friday, Trump spoke about his wishes to unite the country on gay and lesbian issues.
According to a report by Bay Windows:
O'Connell, who is also Bay Windows' Publisher, identified herself as a lesbian in a question that noted the progress the LGBT community has made in the last two decades and asked Trump if voters can expect him to continue that momentum if elected
"When President Trump is in office can we look for more forward motion on equality for gays and lesbians?" O'Connell asked him.
"Well, you can," Trump answered. " And look, again, we're going to bring people together, and that's your thing and other people have their thing. We have to bring all people together and if we don't we're not going to have a country anymore."
He’s not a real Republican, so this is no surprise.
Firing up the popcorn maker, looking for the butter...
What more progress can there be? Straights are now their slaves?
So what does Cruz suggest we do with gay people?
I think he just makes up his opinions on the fly. He is not consistent about anything.
There, that's better.
Can’t be true. For the FR trumpeters tell me over and over that Trump is the greatest conservative to have ever graced the earth with his presence.
“I think he just makes up his opinions on the fly. He is not consistent about anything.”
That’s why Carter would take him over Cruz. He’s malleable.
I guess this is why he has never attacked the switch hitter, Rubio.
But...but...but...he said he was a Conservative!
Now there’s the kind of intelligent posts that bring people here for political discussion.
How about not giving them special rights based on a chosen lifestyle?
Thank you - I am to please.
“According to a report by Bay Windows:”
Like a tweet or something?
Had to stop there, I was laughing so hard.
I’d like for someone to walk him what he thinks about small business owners losing their business because they didn’t want to serve a gay wedding.
Quotes below are from the Human Rights Campaign, format it yourself if you wish:
"Ted Cruz: Not a Fan of Pride Parades
Whether the issue is marriage equality or critical protection from discrimination, Texas Senator Ted Cruz has consistently opposed equality for LGBT Americans. And he’s gone even further, attacking fellow Republicans for marching in pride parades, warning of the threat of “mandatory gay marriage†and calling 2016 the “religious liberty election.†He has vowed to make his opposition to LGBT equality a centerpiece of his presidential campaign, and he has thus far lived up to that promise.
Marriage: As Solicitor General, Ted Cruz led the charge to deny Texas couples marriage equality. In the Senate, he has supported a constitutional amendment that would prevent the federal government from recognizing marriage equality and an amendment placing members of the Supreme Court up for election. He even said that Justice Anthony Kennedy should resign and that the Obergefell ruling threw the Supreme Court’s “very legitimacy into question.†He has said a ruling in favor of marriage equality was “fundamentally illegitimate.†Cruz has promised to campaign “front and center†on his opposition to marriage equality.
Discrimination: Cruz has consistently opposed granting critical nondiscrimination protections to LGBT Americans. Cruz has opposed both local ordinances that would have protected LGBT people in cities in Texas, and ENDA’s explicit federal workplace protections. Cruz has said “2016 will be the religious liberty election†and defended harmful discriminatory legislation in Indiana and Arkansas. Cruz stood behind Kentucky clerk Kim Davis, and said he would “absolutely†push for enactment of the First Amendment Defense Act (FADA) in his first 100 days in office. Executive Orders: Cruz has said that undoing President Obama’s executive orders would “absolutely†be one of the first things he would do if elected, and said that every protection Obama put in place “can be undone in an instant by the next president through the same mechanism.â€
Conversion Therapy: Cruz has refused to speak out against “conversion therapy†that coerces minors into “treatment†that can lead to depression and suicide. He believes that being LGBT is a personal choice.
Harmful Rhetoric: Cruz has no problem about using equality as a wedge issue against fellow Republicans – he’s attacked Republicans for appearing in pride parades, and having “New York values†such as supporting LGBT rights, and suggested that he believes being LGBT is a “choice.†He’s called letting kids use the bathroom that reflects their gender identity “lunacyâ€. Cruz has claimed that the Obergefell ruling would lead to “mandatory gay marriage.†He even bragged about intervening in a case to stop a civil union."
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