The latest leak from Trumpistan has got the gay news sites up in arms:
These leaks start to have a strategic smell to them, and I'm at the point where my first reaction is "What are they trying to divert attention from?"
Yeah, I know Trump said he's leaving Obama's LGBT protections in place, and we all know what that's worth.
I have enough to think about in real life right now that, until something actually happens, I'm not going to worry about it. If and when he signs such an order -- and I don't doubt that eventually he will, while talking loudly about something else -- I will happily join a class action lawsuit, because something like this is patently unconstitutional.
A leaked copy of a draft executive order titled “Establishing a Government-Wide Initiative to Respect Religious Freedom,” obtained by The Investigative Fund and The Nation, reveals sweeping plans by the Trump administration to legalize discrimination.
The four-page draft order, a copy of which is currently circulating among federal staff and advocacy organizations, construes religious organizations so broadly that it covers “any organization, including closely held for-profit corporations,” and protects “religious freedom” in every walk of life: “when providing social services, education, or healthcare; earning a living, seeking a job, or employing others; receiving government grants or contracts; or otherwise participating in the marketplace, the public square, or interfacing with Federal, State or local governments.”
The draft order seeks to create wholesale exemptions for people and organizations who claim religious or moral objections to same-sex marriage, premarital sex, abortion, and trans identity, and it seeks to curtail women’s access to contraception and abortion through the Affordable Care Act.
These leaks start to have a strategic smell to them, and I'm at the point where my first reaction is "What are they trying to divert attention from?"
Yeah, I know Trump said he's leaving Obama's LGBT protections in place, and we all know what that's worth.
I have enough to think about in real life right now that, until something actually happens, I'm not going to worry about it. If and when he signs such an order -- and I don't doubt that eventually he will, while talking loudly about something else -- I will happily join a class action lawsuit, because something like this is patently unconstitutional.
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