Will trump make being gay illegal

The Facts: Trump has promised that, if reelected, his administration will rescind federal policies that prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity, and will assert that federal civil rights laws don’t cover anti-LGBTQ discrimination. Now in its sixth month, President Trump's administration has become the antithesis of progress, many LGBTQ Americans say. Though there are still many unknowns, here is what we know so far about how a second Trump term will approach reproductive rights, LGBTQ+ rights, the economy, education, immigration and aging and disability care.

Throughout his campaign, Trump has repeatedly taken credit for the fall of Roe v. Wade. The National Center for Lesbian Rights urges that same-sex couples do not need to fear that their marriages will be invalidated during Trump's incoming administration. Since being sworn-in as the 47th president of the United States on 20 January, Donald Trump has enacted a series of anti-LGBTQ+ executive orders, many of which specifically target the trans community.

By: ACLU. Just as the first Trump administration did, a second Trump administration would remove federal nondiscrimination protections by rescinding regulations and interpreting federal laws to eliminate such protections. It also takes steps towards ban gender care in certain area, most explicitly in prisons. Susan Lacy. West Virginia State Board of Education. The order leans on laws and policies unrelated to gender affirming care in an effort to limit access to those services including by erroneously conflating gender affirming care and female genital mutilation, using the FDA regulatory process to limit access, and suggesting kidnapping protections be applied to parents in certain circumstance.

Overview of President Trump’s Executive Actions Impacting LGBTQ+ Health | KFF

In , the U. We can, and must, show up for trans youth in the courts and in our communities. Skip navigation. Second, the court could overrule Obergefell. Additionally, many states ban these practices for the same reasons. On February 13, a federal judge issued a temporary restraining order preventing the federal government from withholding or conditioning funding on the basis of providing this care.

The Court left undisturbed Supreme Court and lower court precedent that other examples of discrimination against transgender people are unlawful. Legal protections are but one pillar of addressing these systemic and widespread inequities, and the rollback of those protections would make matters worse. In addition to a focus on medical intervention e.

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Recognizing this fear, Democratic legislators in Michigan have called for the state to pass a ballot initiative to protect same-sex marriage. This would result in the disruption of medically necessary care for transgender people across the country who depend on it, and the implications would be catastrophic. We will advocate for states and school boards to protect LGBTQ students by enacting guidance regarding updating student names and pronouns, and by creating inclusive rules on gender-based activities, best practices for school records, and ways to support transgender students living under a federal government that discriminates against them.

A second Trump administration could take action to stop school districts across the country from maintaining trans-inclusive policies and practices. Four years of the first Trump presidency had an enormous impact on the courts, including the Supreme Court. The ACLU is also urging states to strengthen data privacy policies. Commanders noted that the policies had benefits for all service members by creating a more inclusive and diverse force.

It seeks to implement an executive order that is, in part, currently enjoined in court. Legal and policy battles — even those that are unsuccessful in the short run — can serve to frame and focus fights over values in ways that are politically resonant in the long term. The reason for the removal articles was for their inclusion of passing references to transgender patients. First, a new Trump administration would reinstate and significantly escalate the removal of anti-discrimination policies.

They know how to build safety, community, and care among one another, and the ACLU has a century-long history of representing, supporting, and advocating for the powerless, the silenced, the marginalized, and the unapologetically queer against the kinds of attacks outlined in this report. In addition, Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas wrote a concurring opinion in Dobbs in which he argued that the Supreme Court should apply the logic used to overrule Roe to reconsider other decisions, including Obergefell.

It does not immediately change policy.