President Trump and Joe Biden will appear at simultaneous televised forums tonight, starting at 8 p.m. ET.
We'll be listening to both, and we'll tell you what we hear (or don't hear). Follow along with us!
How to watch via @NYTimes:https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/15/us/politics/what-time-town-halls.html …
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#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/3k5BCuFShow this thread -
#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/ …Show this thread -
#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 Show this thread -
#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 Show this thread -
#BidenTownHall: Biden has promised action on LGBTQ+ issues starting on day one. But undoing four years of anti-LGBTQ+ policy may take decades. More from@shoeleatherkate:https://bit.ly/347x3JCShow this thread
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