Will the republicans attack gays

But apparently not. Wade by saying that it was now up to the states, as if this preserved rights. Lucky Scott. The administration also continues its pressure on corporate America not to support Pride events. He has banned trans people from serving in the armed forces.

And the attack on gay and trans people keeps escalating. Hodges, the. Will Hurd is urging his fellow Republicans to change their tune as many in the LGBTQ+ community warn of a wave of anti-gay and anti-trans rhetoric. Trump has used supposed DEI excesses to attack gay and lesbian people per se, much as he has used the DEI ruse to purge Black people from senior posts.

He signed an executive order to that effect within hours of being sworn in. Newsletter Signup Donate. Back to Search Results. Skip to main content. He refused to say whether he personally opposed abortion. Republicans at the state level are urging the Supreme Court to overturn same-sex couples' right to marry.

Donate Now. Subscribe here. Every dollar funds our in-depth reporting. The pending Medicaid cuts would deny treatment to the 40 percent of HIV-positive people who now rely on Medicaid for their treatment. Nobody is threatening to take away his children or destroy his livelihood, or deny him treatment for illnesses.

Scott Bessent leads a very comfortable and secure life. Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent talks with reporters in U. Capitol on Tuesday, June 24, When Donald Trump ran for president last year, he signaled that he would not be far-right on social issues.

More from Robert Kuttner. Milk was a navy veteran. Bessent is also married, to a man, former New York City prosecutor John Freeman, with whom he has two children. As we reported, Michigan Republican state Rep. Josh Schriver, who represents a district near Detroit, posted on X (formerly Twitter) this week that the United States should “make gay marriage.

Bush, which used to provide lifesaving medication to 20 million people. President Donald Trump’s second term and the Supreme Court’s conservative activism have lit a fire in Republicans, who are targeting same-sex marriage as part of a broader attack on LGBTQ+. Nine states are now seeing Republican efforts to overturn Obergefell v.

So you might think Bessent would be willing to spend a little of his ample political capital by asking his president to lighten up on gays, lesbians, and trans people who are far more vulnerable. Last week, HHS eliminated funding for a trans suicide hotline.

The American Prospect is nonprofit, reader-funded journalism—and we need your help. All of this was a classic Trump feint. The assault on LBGT people continues. He has redoubled the attempt to deny federal funds to Planned Parenthood.