Yes, they are.
Trump was elected because a lot of people have gotten sick and tired of this country's political establishment. One of the most egregious examples of this was the jailing of Kim Davis in Kentucky over her refusal to sign a "gay marriage" certificate.
The Federal judge in that case was a George W. Bush appointee. Some of us voted for Donald Trump because it was the only way we could effectively say "'Eff you!" to the political establishment in both parties.
It doesn't matter how many jobs are created under the Trump administration, or how big a wall he builds along the Mexican border, if this kind of diabolical sh!t is allowed to stand.
Does anyone even care what the unemployment rate was in Sodom and Gomorrah the day before those cities were destroyed?
Social Policy bogymen are just cheerleaders for perpetual degeneracy. There is a time for strategy and tactics, but eventually policies need to be addressed and not excused.
I would argue that President Trump can do more by getting his judicial appointments though with less controversy than he can by making this part of the fight an open battle before his cabinet has even been confirmed. I could be wrong, and on this issue especially I worry that I may have misjudged, but I think we make more progress by choosing which fights to have openly and which ones to win by attrition.