During his campaign, President Trump vowed 'to protect our LGBTQ citizens.' But just a few weeks after his inauguration, his administration rescinded guidance aimed at protecting transgender students. More reversals quickly followed.
Behind all of these reversals is thethat being gay or transgender is a category of identity that is different from"biological sex," and therefore not protected under current law — a complete about-face from the position taken by the Obama administration.
"We've tried very hard to reassure people that those protections still exist and we'll keep fighting for you," she says. As an attorney working on these issues, she says it's"hard not to carry the weight."To better understand the history of sex discrimination and U.S. law, a good place to start is a major piece of legislation that established broad protections for many vulnerable groups: the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
"Obviously, the people who calculated that adding 'sex' would sink the bill were wrong," Bagenstos notes." 'Sex' got added, and the bill got passed anyway." "There isn't a state-wide anti-discrimination law that protected LGBTQ people [at that time]," Kreis says."There's no relationship recognition for same sex couples. And trans people are targeted — because many municipalities had anti cross-dressing laws."
日本 最新ニュース, 日本 見出し
Similar News:他のニュース ソースから収集した、これに似たニュース記事を読むこともできます。
80 LGBTQ Filmmakers to Boycott Israeli Festival (Exclusive)A group of 80 LGBTQIA filmmakers and artists have signed a pledge to boycott Tel Aviv's TLVFest film festival in 'solidarity' with Palestinian homosexuals. More details:
続きを読む »
LGBTQ Youth Fight For Equality In Sex Ed In South Carolina ClassroomsA federal lawsuit aims to repeal a South Carolina law that makes it illegal for teachers to talk about queer relationships, unless it's about STIs. 'No student should have to be told by their health teacher that they can't talk about their identity.'
続きを読む »
Most Democrats wrongly believe Barack Obama has endorsed Mike Bloomberg or Joe Biden for presidentFor viewers in early-voting or Super Tuesday states inundated with Obama-laden ads, the nuance around his invocation may be lost.
続きを読む »
Obama tells Biden he won't endorse anybody yetA person close to Obama told CNN that the former president's view has not changed: He has no immediate plans to offer an endorsement of Biden -- or anyone -- as the nominating contest heads into Super Tuesday.
続きを読む »