Ban gay agenda

The term "gay agenda" or "radical gay agenda" has been used by members of the Christian right to demonize advocacy for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBTQ) rights, [3] such as same-sex marriage and civil unions, LGBTQ adoption, recognizing sexual orientation as a protected civil rights minority classification, LGBTQ military. The U.S.

Supreme Court rules that the Boy Scouts of America can continue to ban gay scoutmasters. Anti-gay activists like Robert Knight of the Family Research Council use the scouting controversy to revive anti-gay “child molester” propaganda. Now in its sixth month, President Trump's administration has become the antithesis of progress, many LGBTQ Americans say.

Project ’s “Mandate for Leadership” is a document taking up pages, but has put together a succinct summary of what Project would mean to LGBTQ+ Americans, and The. Project ’s anti-queer proposals are largely based on a single simple and destructive idea: that the LGBTQ+ community is dangerous to children. This claim is nothing new.

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For individuals who are not currently married but who may wish to marry in the future, it is also highly unlikely that the fundamental right of same-sex couples to marry will be challenged or that the Supreme Court would revisit its holding that same-sex couples have that fundamental right. So people who are already married should not be concerned that their marriages can be taken away.

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. We will engage on every advocacy front, including mobilizing and organizing our network of millions of ACLU members and activists in every state to work to protect LGBTQ people from the dangerous policies of a second Trump administration.

Same-sex marriage, which the U. 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. Upon taking office, the Trump Administration wrote this letter to the Court stating that the Biden Administration position no longer represented that of the U.

Homepage About Us. They also stated that change would require plans that cover gender affirming care outside of the EHB to complete the necessary backend activities e. The memo is an internal document that was leaked. As detailed below, many of the planned anti-LGBTQ policies of a second Trump administration would violate the Constitution and federal law, such that litigation would be a significant part of our response.

The mission of Come Out With Pride Orlando is to cultivate visibility, authenticity, and acceptance by curating inclusive experiences that celebrate and embody the spirit of queer resilience. 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.

Clayton County , U. Events More events. But the Biden administration reversed most of these policies. Implications: Section prohibits recipients of federal funding, including publicly-subsidized health payers and health care providers who accept Medicare or Medicaid, from discriminating against people on the basis of disability. Community Spring.

The aim of the final rule aligns with policies expressed in Executive Orders on gender and limiting access to gender affirming care discussed above , though the agency states the rule does not rely on these orders or their enjoined sections. One of the most extreme positions included in Project is the use of criminal laws to punish gender nonconformity in public life:. However, states can and should lay down clear markers that their own laws and constitutions require protection of transgender people both to provide practical protections at least for a time and to create the opportunity for political organizing and mobilization when and if the Trump administration tries to override those state protections.

Weida ; permanently enjoined the medical care bans for minors and restrictions for adults created by SB and the Boards of Medicine rules Doe v. The Review is intended for policymakers, clinicians, therapists, medical organizations and, importantly, patients and their families. The ACLU has convinced courts to reject such claims in the past, and we will continue to fight against them should a new Trump administration try these arguments again.

Directing the HHS Secretary to develop new guidance without this standard, and in accordance with this and other orders, could limit agency ability to identify standards that adequately meet the needs of transgender people.