President Trump will continue to enforce President Obama’s 2014 executive order protecting LGBTQ people from discrimination while working as federal contractors, the White House announced Tuesday.
“President Donald J. Trump is determined to protect the rights of all Americans, including the LGBTQ community. President Trump continues to be respectful and supportive of LGBTQ rights, just as he was throughout the election,” the White House announced in a statement.
“The President is proud to have been the first ever GOP nominee to mention the LGBTQ community in his nomination acceptance speech, pledging then to protect the community from violence and oppression,” it said.
The order was the first time the federal government issued explicit protections for federal workers based on their gender identity.
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After leaving Rainbow Jihad in place yesterday, if Trump blows this SCOTUS nomination tonight gonna be a reckoning among SoCon leaders.
— Steve Deace (@SteveDeaceShow) January 31, 2017
Pres Trump officially reaffirms his support for LGBT equality in official White House statement issued this morning: pic.twitter.com/vlgShAkLw0
— Politics1.com (@Politics1com) January 31, 2017
The state of the"conservative" movement?criticize Trump on a modest, sensible immigration order but silence when he promotes rainbow jihad
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