Presidential administrations significantly influence the well-being of the LGBTQ+ community through their policies on civil rights, healthcare, and anti-discrimination protections, which can either advance or hinder equality and acceptance. Additionally, an administration's public stance on LGBTQ+ issues sets a national tone, impacting societal attitudes and the lived experiences of LGBTQ+ individuals.
In this episode, we’re reviewing the Trump administration's stance on LGBTQ+ rights from 2017 to 2021, examining the impact of its actions on civil rights, healthcare access, and protections for the LGBTQ+ community.
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Additional Resources:
• GLAAD's Trump Accountability Tracker (https://glaad.org/trump-accountability-tracker/)
• Trump in 1999: "I Am Very Pro-Choice" (https://www.nbcnews.com/meet-the-press/video/trump-in-1999-i-am-very-pro-choice-480297539914)
• The Advocate Interview with Donald Trump (https://books.google.com/books?id=smMEAAAAMBAJ&q=%252522Donald+Trump%252522+AND+%252522gay+rights%252522&pg=PA27#v=onepage&q=%252522Donald%20Trump%252522%20AND%20%252522gay%20rights%252522&f=false)
• Donald Trump’s More Accepting Views on Gay Issues Set Him Apart in G.O.P. (https://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/23/us/politics/donald-trump-gay-rights.html)
• "It’s Not My Thing": A History of Trump’s Shifting Relationship with the LGBT Community (https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/its-not-my-thing-a-history-of-trumps-shifting-relationship-with-the-lgbt-community/2017/07/26/92920302-7220-11e7-8f39-eeb7d3a2d304_story.html)
• Donald Trump Congratulated Elton John on His Civil Partnership in 2005 (https://www.washingtonblade.com/2016/04/04/donald-trump-congratulated-elton-john-on-his-civil-partnership-in-2005/)
• Donald Trump Says He’s Against Gay Marriage (https://www.metroweekly.com/2011/02/donald-trump-says-hes-against/)
• Does Donald Trump Support Civil Unions or Not? (https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2011/03/donald_trump_has_absolutely_no.html)
• Gay Conservatives Bring Trump and the Party to CPAC (https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2011/02/gay-conservatives-bring-trump-and-the-party-to-cpac/71081/)
• Donald Trump Has Words for Transgender Miss Universe Contestant (https://abcnews.go.com/blogs/headlines/2012/04/donald-trump-has-words-for-transgender-miss-universe-contestant)
• Donald Trump Comes Out Against North Carolina's HB2 (https://abc11.com/trump-hb2-law-north-carolina/1302289/)
• LGBT Groups Blast Trump for Voicing Support for HB2 in Raleigh (https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/politics-government/article88026562.html)
• Read Donald Trump’s Speech on the Orlando Shooting (https://time.com/4367120/orlando-shooting-donald-trump-transcript/)
• Trump Has Appointed 216 New Federal Judges and it Could Be 230 By Election Day (https://www.newsweek.com/trump-has-appointed-216-new-federal-judges-it-could-230-election-day-1532901)
• A Third of Trump's Court Nominees have Anti-LGBTQ History, Report Finds (https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/third-trump-s-court-nominees-have-anti-lgbtq-history-report-n1106691)
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