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#TrumpTownHall: A voter asks the president, how are you going to get the United States back on track in terms of the economy and jobs? Here's where we are so far: Unemployment for women peaked at 15.5 percent this year due to the pandemic.https://bit.ly/3k53a3d 

#TrumpTownHall: Latinas have experienced the bulk of job losses this year. Their unemployment rate hit 20.2 percent in April. It remains in double digits at 11 percent.https://bit.ly/3iKTOIC 

#TrumpTownHall: And while the U.S. job market added 661,000 jobs between August and September, 865,000 women dropped out of the workforce, compared to 216,000 men, last month.https://bit.ly/2GDRC8C 

#TrumpTownHall: Speaking on Roe v. Wade, the president says the law would perhaps get sent to the states if overturned. With 80 percent of statehouse seats up for grabs this November, it's where abortion advocates are now turning their attention to.https://bit.ly/3k5BCuF 

#BidenTownHall: A voter asks Biden how he would reverse the "dangerous and discriminatory" agenda the Trump administration has created against LGBTQ Americans. @shoeleatherkate explored what LGBTQ+ rights would look like under a Biden presidency:https://19thnews.org/2020/09/lgbtq-rights-biden-presidency/ …

#BidenTownHall: We know 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 Barred U.S. embassies from flying pride flagshttps://bit.ly/347x3JC 

#BidenTownHall: We know the Trump administration has: Pushed for exemptions that would allow health care providers to refuse care to transgender people and those with HIV/AIDS Stopped data collection for LGBTQ+ kids in foster carehttps://bit.ly/347x3JC