{"id":87447,"date":"2019-05-14T10:26:08","date_gmt":"2019-05-14T14:26:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/glaad-ceo-trumps-opposition-to-equality-act-is-a-flip-flop-lgbtq-americans-will-not-forget\/"},"modified":"2019-05-14T10:26:08","modified_gmt":"2019-05-14T14:26:08","slug":"glaad-ceo-trumps-opposition-to-equality-act-is-a-flip-flop-lgbtq-americans-will-not-forget","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/glaad-ceo-trumps-opposition-to-equality-act-is-a-flip-flop-lgbtq-americans-will-not-forget\/","title":{"rendered":"GLAAD CEO: Trump\u2019s Opposition to Equality Act is a Flip Flop LGBTQ Americans Will Not Forget"},"content":{"rendered":"

GLAAD CEO: Trump\u2019s Opposition to Equality Act is a Flip Flop LGBTQ Americans Will Not Forget<\/b><\/p>\n

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Rebuke of the Equality Act marks the 106th<\/sup>\u00a0time the Trump Administration has attacked LGBTQ Americans in policy and rhetoric<\/em><\/p>\n

ICYMI<\/em><\/a>\u00a0from 2000: Donald Trump supported policy similar to the Equality Act\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

NEW YORK<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 GLAAD, the world\u2019s largest LGBTQ media advocacy organization, today slammed President Donald Trump and his administration for opposing the Equality Act, which would secure across-the-board protections for more than\u00a013 million LGBTQ Americans<\/a>\u00a0at their workplace, in their homes, and across their communities. More than\u00a0161 corporate backers<\/a>\u00a0support the Equality Act and a\u00a0majority of Americans<\/a>\u00a0in all 50 states and across all major political parties support the idea of cementing nondiscrimination protections for the LGBTQ community. The legislation is expected to receive a vote by the House of Representatives this Friday.<\/p>\n

\u201cPresident Trump\u2019s opposition to the Equality Act, a bill that would protect hard-working Americans against discrimination, shows the unyielding power that anti-LGBTQ activists like the Heritage Foundation have on this Administration,\u201d\u00a0said Sarah Kate Ellis, President and CEO of GLAAD<\/strong>. \u201cLGBTQ Americans will not forget the President\u2019s politically craven flip-flop on this fair and just legislation, which further cements his Administration\u2019s legacy of being the most anti-LGBTQ government in recent memory.\u201d<\/p>\n

In 2000, Donald Trump told\u00a0The Advocate<\/em><\/a>\u00a0he supported policy similar to the Equality Act, however, much has changed since he ran and was elected President.\u00a0Since taking office, the President Trump and his administration have\u00a0unleashed more than 106 attacks against LGBTQ\u00a0Americans\u00a0in policy and rhetoric, all of which could be found on\u00a0GLAAD\u2019s\u00a0Trump Accountability Project (TAP)<\/a>\u00a0by going to\u00a0www.glaad.org\/trump<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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