Joe Biden has promised action on LGBTQ+ issues starting on day one. But undoing four years of anti-LGBTQ+ policy may take decades.
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2/ The Trump administration has:
Barred transgender people from openly serving in the military
Rolled back protections for trans students
Flat-funded HIV/AIDS work globally
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3/ The Trump administration has also:
Pushed for exemptions that would allow health care providers to refuse care to transgender people and those with HIV/AIDS
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4/ Sasha Buchert, a senior attorney at Lambda Legal, said that many anti-LGBTQ+ policies can be quickly reversed as the president made many changes via executive order. But some advocates say the work won't be easy — and some of it may be out of the White House's control.
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5/ Emboldened by the administration, states have introduced more than 200 anti-LGBTQ+ bills, many of them targeting affirming health care and participation in sports for transgender children.https://bit.ly/347x3JC
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6/6 "I think long term, there's major consequences with the Trump administration, even if Biden and Harris are able to win the White House, the state level attacks that will continue in the ways that those have escalated under Trump."https://bit.ly/347x3JC
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