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CNN Debate Moderators Should Ask 2020 Democrats: \u201cDo You Support Full and Explicit Constitutional Equality for All Marginalized Communities?\u201d<\/b><\/p>\n

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ICYMI<\/em><\/a>:<\/u><\/em> Why We Must Amend the Constitution to Protect LGBTQ Rights<\/em><\/p>\n

NEW YORK \u2013 <\/strong>Ahead of next week\u2019s Democratic presidential debate, GLAAD \u2013 the world\u2019s largest LGBTQ media advocacy organization \u2013 today called on CNN debate moderators and other media covering the 2020 presidential election to get every candidate on the record about whether they support expanding the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) to include all marginalized communities, including explicit protections for people of color, the disabled, and LGBTQ Americans.<\/p>\n

GLAAD is also calling on the media to keep issues important to LGBTQ Americans at the forefront of the ongoing presidential campaign, including urging next week\u2019s CNN moderators to include questions specific to the LGBTQ community. The organization released a list of proposed questions the 2020 Democratic presidential candidates should be asked next week in Detroit:<\/p>\n

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  1. Do you support expanding the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) to include explicit protections for all marginalized communities in the United States?<\/em><\/li>\n
  2. What are your plans to achieve full equality under the law for all LGBTQ people in this country?<\/em><\/li>\n
  3. What will you do to stop the epidemic of violence plaguing the transgender community, specifically transgender women<\/a> of color?<\/em><\/li>\n
  4. What are your plans to reverse the 118 anti-LGBTQ actions made by the Trump Administration?<\/em><\/li>\n
  5. Specifically, Would you disband the new State Department’s \u201cCommission on Unalienable Rights\u201d and reinstate the U.S. position of leadership on human rights for LGBTQ people here and around the world?<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    EXPLAINED: Top Questions for CNN Debate Moderators for Second Democratic Debate<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

    Do you support expanding the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) to include explicit protections for all marginalized communities in the United States?<\/strong><\/p>\n

    Here\u2019s what the top-tier 2020 Democratic presidential candidates had to say about the current version of the ERA:<\/p>\n

    Joe Biden<\/strong><\/a>: \u201cI supported the ERA from the very beginning.\u201d<\/p>\n

    Pete Buttigieg<\/strong><\/a>: \u201cIt’s long overdue for women<\/a> to be represented in our Constitution. The equal rights amendment is a critical, overdue step towards gender equality. #ERANow\u201d<\/p>\n

    Julian Castro<\/strong><\/a>: \u201cI would do several things, starting with something we should have done a long time ago, which is to pass the Equal Rights Amendment finally in this country.\u201d<\/p>\n

    Kamala Harris<\/strong><\/a>: \u201cThat\u2019s why we have the Voting Rights Act and the Civil Rights Act. That\u2019s why we need to pass the Equality Act. That\u2019s why we need to pass the ERA\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n

    Beto O\u2019Rourke<\/strong><\/a>:<\/u><\/strong> \u201c\u2026we also need an Equal Rights Amendment ratified in this country…\u201d<\/p>\n

    Elizabeth Warren<\/strong><\/a>: \u201cCongress passed the Equal Rights Amendment 40+ years ago, but it was never ratified by enough states. That could change. I support extending the deadline to ratify the ERA. It\u2019s long past time for women<\/a>\u2019s equal rights to be recognized in our Constitution.\u201d<\/p>\n

    Additionally, Cory Booker, Kirsten Gillibrand, Amy Klobuchar, and Bernie Sanders have all cosponsored the Equal Rights Amendment<\/a> while serving in the U.S. Senate.
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    What are your plans to achieve full equality under the law for all LGBTQ people in this country?<\/strong><\/p>\n

    According to the Movement Advancement Project (MAP), LGBTQ Americans could still be:<\/p>\n