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“We are fighting or an unapologetic movement for economic,
social, and racial justice in the United States”
- Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
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With the current political divide happening in today’s
environment, it can be hard to distinguish what ideologies political figures
are promising in their campaigns. This
website is dedicated to upholding the power of information so the public can
be truly informed on what policies affect the rights of the LGBTQI+ community
and how your vote could affect the rights of our neighbors in
the community.
Presidential Candidates Stances
on LGBTQI+
Joe Biden
Believes that every human being should be treated
with respect and dignity and be able to live without fear no matter who they
are or who they love.
- Protect LGBTQ+ people from discrimination.
- Support LGBTQ+ youth.
- Protect LGBTQ+
individuals from violence and work to end the epidemic of violence
against the transgender community, particularly transgender women of
color.
- Expand access to
high-quality health care for LGBTQ+ individuals.
- Ensure fair treatment of
LGBTQ+ individuals in the criminal justice system.
- Collect data necessary
to fully support the LGBTQ+ community.
- Advance global LGBTQ+
rights and development.
Click here to look at the rest of
Joe Biden’s policies!
Donald J. Trump
Even though there have been
statements claiming the “unprecedented steps” in support of the LGBTQI+
community, here is a list of the attacks his administration has levied
against the community.
- Advance global LGBTQ+ rights and development.
- Opposed the Equality Act
- Appointed anti-LGBTQI+ judges
- Joked about Pence’s desire to hang LGBTQI+ people
- Supported employment discrimination
- Banned transgender service members from the military
- Rolled back Obama-era non-discrimination protections
- Issued rule to license discrimination
- Undermined section 1557 Ruling
- Created a religious discrimination division
- Allowed emergency shelters to deny access to transgender
and gender nonconforming people
Click
here to see other steps Trump has taken against the LGBTQI community
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