Trump stance on gay and lesbian marriage

Trump's stance on gay marriage has varied over the years. Trump expressed support for domestic partnerships in an interview he did with The Advocate in , as reported by CBS News. However, the article gives no indication that Trump has shifted his views on marriage equality since , referencing past interviews in which he opposed marriage rights for same-sex couples. Marriage equality Both Trump and Biden had evolved on the issue of marriage equality before arriving at a similar stance that supports gay rights.

With Donald Trump's inauguration days away, many queer couples are concerned about same-sex marriage rights and what, exactly, a second term could mean for their families.

Marriage equality has been the law of the land since , when the Supreme ruled on Obergefell v. Hodges and officially granted same-sex marriage rights nationwide. Many same-sex couples in Monmouth and Ocean counties are still coping with Donald Trump's victory, fearing what a second Trump administration means for their marriages and other rights going forward. Sections U. First, a new Trump administration would reinstate and significantly escalate the removal of anti-discrimination policies.

It represents a significant switch for the Republican Party, which has been grappling with how to handle its stance on abortion since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. How we did this Pew Research Center conducted this analysis to understand how lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer adults view issues related to LGBTQ people in the United States.

Our findings for adults who are gay, lesbian or bisexual include only those who are not transgender. Meanwhile, Trump's running mate, Sen. They are more likely to see the Democratic Party as friendly to these groups. If Congress were to create such a federal criminal provision, it could result in school officials and librarians facing potential felony criminal penalties for including books or lessons discussing transgender people in schools or libraries.

It is that much harder now. Getting courts to understand the experience of transgender people and the impact of discriminatory policies on their lives was difficult even before Trump reshaped the judiciary. Although the coercive power of federal funding cannot be underestimated, a coordinated effort by multiple states could force a showdown between medical ethics and state law and a punitive and overreaching federal government.

In early , Trump said he would use his powers, should he return to the White House, to punish doctors who provide gender affirming care for minors and impose consequences for teachers who discuss it with students. In the last three years, 24 states have categorically banned gender-affirming medical care for transgender youth, effectively ending health care access for more than , transgender youth. Second, a new Trump administration would not only roll back existing protections, but proactively require discrimination by the federal government wherever it can, including by banning transgender people from serving openly in the Armed Forces and blocking gender-affirming medical care for transgender people in federal health care programs such as Medicare.

Just as the Trump administration did in , a second Trump administration would reverse policies allowing transgender people to serve openly in the military. While the end result of this approach may be to merely slow down the enforcement of federal criminal provisions, such as those Project is advocating for, it could be incredibly significant for the daily lives and futures of transgender people across the country.

Transgender people are no strangers to government persecution, political slander, or the criminalization of gender nonconformity. Share This Link:. Where politically feasible, the ACLU will be encouraging states to pass their own laws or state constitutional provisions protecting access to gender-affirming health care and even, as noted above, ensuring access to consistent state funding for the care.

Views on how U. The survey also finds that LGBTQ adults overwhelmingly favor policies that protect transgender individuals from discrimination in jobs, housing and public spaces. Census Bureau found that transgender people report higher rates of hunger. Mike Waltz, R-Fla. The ACLU is already litigating the scope of federal nondiscrimination coverage for LGBTQ people in the courts, and we will continue to sue to protect the broad scope of these federal civil rights laws if a new Trump administration tries to narrow it.

As argued above, a second Trump administration would go beyond policies that make discrimination legal and would also mandate discrimination against LGBTQ people by the federal government. Donate to the ACLU. Gay or lesbian adults are more likely than bisexual or transgender adults to say the Democratic Party is friendly toward people who are gay, lesbian or bisexual and people who are transgender.

They know how to build safety, community, and care among one another, and the ACLU has a century-long history of representing, supporting, and advocating for the powerless, the silenced, the marginalized, and the unapologetically queer against the kinds of attacks outlined in this report.

Can same-sex marriage be overturned

Weaponizing federal law to target transgender health care in the remaining states would create a dire situation for transgender youth across the country, effectively ending access to care nationwide. The ACLU has prevailed on these fronts in the past, and we will continue to fight. When Walz was a high school teacher, he served as the faculty adviser who helped form his school's first gay-straight alliance in the '90s.