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Donald Trump Doubles Down on Anti-Equality Agenda; Hires Anti-LGBTQ Rick Santorum
Oops, he did it again: Donald Trump once again doubled down on his anti-equality agenda, hiring notoriously anti-LGBTQ politician Rick Santorum as an adviser.
Santorum is infamous for his anti-LGBTQ positions, including his long-standing opposition to marriage equality, beginning with a push to ban same-sex marriage in Pennsylvania. During his 2016 presidential effort, he said that “restoring” marriage would be the most important thing he could do in his .
Moreover, Santorum believes that sexual orientation is a choice, supports so-called “conversion therapy,” and opposes adoption by same-sex couples.
Trump has surrounded himself with anti-LGBTQ proponents, including Tony Perkins, Michele Bachmann, James Dobson and more.
Others who were named to the advisory council include Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback, who earlier this year signed a legislative attack on LGBTQ college students into law. Brownback has also issued an executive order that encouraged discrimination against LGBT Kansans in the name of religion and rescinded non-discrimination protections for LGBTQ state employees.
Also named to the advisory council were Reps. Andrew Harris, R-Md.; Steve Chabot, R-Ohio; Mike Kelly, R-Pa.; and Sean Duffy, R-Wis.; all of whom earned scores of zero percent on HRC’s Congressional Scorecard, which rates members of Congress on their support for LGBTQ equality.
Earlier this year, HRC released a video highlighting Santorum’s record on a number of LGBTQ issues including his opposition to non-discrimination protections for LGBTQ people and his support for harmful “conversion therapy.” For more on Santorum’s anti-LGBTQ record, visit hrc.org/2016RepublicanFacts.
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