This is just the tip of the iceberg for Barr\u2019s criticism by LGBTQ politicians and organizations.<\/p>\n
For example, GLAAD, the world\u2019s largest LGBTQ media advocacy organization, today continued to condemn President Trump for nominating William Barr to be his next U.S. Attorney General. Much like his predecessor\u00a0Jeff Sessions<\/a>, Barr has a\u00a0vicious anti-LGBTQ history<\/a>, even suggesting that equality for LGBTQ Americans has \u201cled to America\u2019s decline.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cWilliam Barr, who has wrongfully suggested that LGBTQ people \u2013 not Trump and his destructive policies \u2013 have harmed the United States, is the latest in a long line of replacements who President Trump has appointed to his Cabinet who are just as anti-LGBTQ as their predecessors,\u201d\u00a0said Sarah Kate Ellis, President and CEO of GLAAD in a statement to Towleroad<\/em>. \u201cIf confirmed, there\u2019s little doubt that William Barr would continue the Trump Administration\u2019s objective of erasing LGBTQ Americans from the fabric of this nation.\u201d<\/p>\n Barr wrote<\/a> an Op-Ed in The Washington Post<\/em>\u00a0praising\u00a0former Attorney General Jeff Sessions for\u00a0rolling back the enforcement of civil rights\u00a0protections for transgender people and issuing a\u00a0\u201creligious liberty\u201d memo claiming there\u2019s no compelling government interest in barring\u00a0anti-LGBTQ discrimination.<\/p>\n \u201cGiven this administration\u2019s troubling record of migrant deaths and family separation, we need an attorney general who will stand up to the president to ensure the safety of people fleeing for their lives,\u201d Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) told<\/a> The Daily Beast<\/em>. \u201cI am worried Mr. Barr is not the man<\/a> for the job.\u201d<\/p>\n You can watch the hearings live on NBC here.<\/a><\/p>\n The post William Barr, Trump\u2019s Pick For DOJ, Ran \u2018HIV Camps\u2019 At Guantanamo<\/a> appeared first on Towleroad Gay News<\/a>.<\/p>\n