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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I’m going to need confirmation before I’ll believe such news from the Inquisitor.
Fake news.
Total sideshow.
Isn’t adoption a state issue?
I think this is more fake news to rile up the libs
Well, this would certainly take the attention off the immigration executive order lol.
When you consider that allowing homosexuals to adopt children is a social experiment and that children do not fare very well, I would have no problem with this. They never should have been allowed to adopt - politically correct, yes. Good for children, no. But who cares about the kids?
Works for me! Be as gay as you wanna be. Behind closed doors. In back alleys under cover of darkness, I don’t care!
Recruit CHILDREN into your mentally ill CULT? NOPE!
Not on MY watch and not on My President’s Watch, either!
Thank G-d for Donald J. Trump!
If true its stupid, much more important things to do.
It's been a tradition, til now ...
The left is so eff’d up. The country is falling apart, 20 trillion in debt, upwards of 35 million in the country illegally, they destabilized the entire Mideast and all these people can yap about are some homo’s and those poor Muslims and potential terrorist who might be stuck at airports?
Facinating.
Well, this will end the debate over inviting terrorists into the country and probably free up our airports.
By the way, I’d JUST LOVE to see the GPAs of the snowflakes that are in college this semester...Trump totally stole last weekend from them, and will be stealing a lot more study time. And yes, they do actually study, even if it’s for left-wing majors.
If this is true at all, the adoption provision only allows “federally funded adoption agencies to discriminate against LGBTQ parents”—that is, allows agencies like Catholic Charities to place babies with moms/dads rather than dads/dads. Leftists consider this a capital offense.
Trump’s cannons are firing regularly and hitting target after target after target. So many targets. So much cannon fodder. Proggie heads must be imploding. Watch them start just purely freaking out soon. More will get violent.
Yup. Fake news to gin up protests.
Yes, we need a new protest tomorrow the last one is loosing steam.
LOL! I have to laugh, boy did I get punked, Oh well I should have know, who they heck is the “Inquisitor”...
Fake news site.
The Inquisitor is one of those click bait write it up and see if people come sites.
Rumor and nothing more. The left will lap it right up and become more and more hateful.
I remember stories in some states (Nevada, for one) where they were banning Foster Parents if they owned firearms.
Don’t seem to remember the left complaining about that.
Maybe more manufactured than you know. Aristotle said something to the effect "You are what you repeatly do, Success is not a action but a habit". I think thats what I recall hearing him say, anyhow - my point would be that - the liberals are self-inducing panic attacks daily, this can't be good for your mental well being.
Maybe the body after awhile just starts doing it with out any Trumpcouragement
Self melting snowflakes
GOOD. Now the fag and homo loving Freepers will finally STFU. Yeah, I know who you are.
Especially the freeper who said homo gun owners are more conservative than straight ones (eyes looking up)
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