Biden must undo Trump's war on the LGBTQ+ community - Business Insider

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Opinion | To undo the Trump administration's war on the LGBTQ community, Biden needs to focus on four key issues.

and make the Equality Act a top priority, banning discrimination in the workplace, healthcare, schools, housing, and government services.

The repeal of the transgender service ban is a great start, but Biden will be under pressure from all sides to go further and undo the damage to civil rights and equality wrought by the Trump administration. To do so, Biden needs to prioritize the following four areas.Nominating the first gay man for a cabinet role — Pete Buttigieg for Secretary of Transportation — signals that LGBTQ+ people will have a seat at the table.

. These people are unable to return to their countries because they face violence or persecution, and yet they are denied fair asylum. Biden was elected by a group of moderate swing states — many of which are populated by practicing Christians who favor religious exemptions. That inherently poses a political challenge for a White House looking to secure a second term.

These efforts will not be without legal challenges. A few years ago, in the wake of Obergefell v. Hodges,regarding a bakery refusing to create a cake for a gay wedding based on religious grounds. We can expect similar challenges to any initiatives in this area and the court will likely be unfriendly to the cause of civil rights — even more reason Biden should focus his efforts on the judiciary branch.

 

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I’d like to know why is allowing garbage opinion pieces fundamentally underscored by lies. Trump had the first openly LGBTQ cabinet member in RichardGrenell.

Supporting the so called rights of LGBTQ is draining down society into lawlessness & ungodliness. Believe or not, God abhors and punishes such iniquities.

More good news please(((

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