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> He “supported gay marriage” but then tried to take away rights from the transgender. What rights do you think he took away, or attempted to take away, from t
by microcolonel 6y ago
> He “supported gay marriage” but then tried to take away rights from the transgender.
What rights do you think he took away, or attempted to take away, from transgender people?
P.S. why is that in quotes? It's literally true. And twenty years ago, when the Supreme Court was tasked to decide whether an incidence of workplace discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation was legal, he proposed legislation to make it explicitly illegal. Furthermore, during the heyday of DADT and DOMA, Donald Trump was (consistent with today) not for them at a time when they were popular among Democrats, in 1999 saying “that's not something that would disturb me” when asked about gays and lesbians serving in the armed forces.
- scarface74 6y agoActually being seen by provider? Before the recent Supreme Court decision, a hospital could refuse treatment if they thought being transgender was a “sin”. I linked the article in the comment you replied to.
- microcolonel 6y agoExcept the decision does not say that, it says that sex discrimination is discrimination based on sex, rather than on gender identity; however gender identity discrimination is inherently sex discrimination anyway.
- scarface74 6y agoNot if you believe that there is no such thing as someone being transgender and that your gender is what God gave you. Do you really think that he put out this guidance for any other reason than to pander to the religious right?
- microcolonel 6y agoYou are replying to a peculiar caricature of what I've said.