"I Will Do Everything In My Power!"

[weltschmerz]

.....to protect the LGBTQ community!"   -Donald Trump


Trump administration proposes rule that removes Obama-era transgender health care protections

The Department of Health and Human Services proposed a rule Friday that would roll back an Obamacare regulation that prohibits discrimination against patients who are transgender or have previously undergone an abortion.

Louise Melling, the deputy legal director with the American Civil Liberties Union, said that rolling back these protections would "lead to devastating health consequences."

"Transgender and non-binary people experience staggering rates of discrimination from health care institutions and providers. They face the denial of medically necessary health care related to gender transition, harassment from medical providers, negligent care, and the refusal of medical service altogether," Melling said in a statement.


www.cnn.com/2019/05/24/politics/hhs-rule-transgender-protections/index.html

Promises made, promises kept? What a load of bullshit!

[justme]

Better yet the white house is selling lgbt for trump shirts even though we're about to have the third national pride month go unacknowledged by him.

[NomoreDramaQ1015]

This is the problem with a POTUS who has no real values of his own and says whatever will make him feel the most popular in the moment.  While he is busy soaking up his 15 minutes of fame the people pulling his strings are setting forth their own agendas. 

We are so busy paying attention to the right hand we aren't looking at what the left hand is doing till it's already passed into law.

[weltschmerz]

May 24, 2019 15:08:49 GMT -5 justme said:

Better yet the white house is selling lgbt for trump shirts even though we're about to have the third national pride month go unacknowledged by him.

Lol!  This, right after he denied citizenship for a surrogate baby of a same sex couple and removed protections for the LGBT community?
Yeah, he's going to crow about how much the gays love him!
Next, they'll be hawking "Pelosi For Trump!!" shirts on the White House website.

[justme]

May 24, 2019 15:14:50 GMT -5 weltschmerz said:

May 24, 2019 15:08:49 GMT -5 justme said:

Better yet the white house is selling lgbt for trump shirts even though we're about to have the third national pride month go unacknowledged by him.

Lol!  This, right after he denied citizenship for a surrogate baby of a same sex couple and removed protections for the LGBT community?
Yeah, he's going to crow about how much the gays love him!
Next, they'll be hawking "Pelosi For Trump!!" on the White House website.

Well, they did put the shirts on sale. Was $30 now $24. 

[happyhoix]

He did the math and figured out he has more evangelical Trumpettes than he does LBGT Trumpettes, so he's fucking over the LGTB's because it makes the evangelicals happy.

He's a black page, when it comes to morals and beliefs, which makes it oh so easy to do 180's when it appears it will benefit him in the voting booth. Look at how quickly he went from being pro-choice for 60 plus years to becoming a firm anti-abortionist.

[Tennesseer]

Censoring gay marriage on TV could be an ominous sign of things to come

Even with all eyes on Alabama these days, some alarming events there may not be getting the attention they deserve. Earlier this month, Alabama Public Television decided not to run an episode featuring a same-sex marriage on the PBS animated television series, Arthur. In the episode, Arthur and his friends attend the wedding ceremony of their teacher, Mr. Ratburn, and his male partner. "It's a brand new world," one of Arthur's friends proclaims after the happy nuptials.

So it has seemed when it comes to LGBTQ rights in the United States, especially after the Supreme Court's 2015 decision legalizing same-sex marriage nationwide. But this incident in Alabama — and similar developments across the country — suggest the state of gay rights in 2019 may not be all sparkling rainbows. In fact, even as public opinion polls have shown steadily increasing tolerance of homosexuality and support for gay rights, those historic developments cloud what is happening on the ground where a cultural resistance to homosexuality, emboldened by the anti-gay agenda of the Trump presidency, is gaining steam in spots throughout the nation. If that continues, there could be dire consequences for millions of LGBTQ Americans.

Complete article here: Censoring gay marriage on TV could be an ominous sign of things to come

[justme]

No shit they're in the balance. Just saw someone post on fb that trump signed off on something that allows homeless shelters to turn away trans people. So we do nothing when shit for parents kick their trans teens out of the house and then turn them away from homeless shelters.

[Tennesseer]

Alabama Methodist church to host screening of 'Arthur' gay wedding episode

An Alabama Methodist church will screen an episode of the children’s series “Arthur” featuring a same-sex wedding after the state’s PBS affiliate declined to air it, accordingto a Facebook event created by the church.

The First United Methodist Church in Birmingham will screen the episode, “Mr. Ratburn and the Special Someone,” on June 15 in cooperation with the Sidewalk Film Festival and the Shout LGBTQ Film Festival.

“There will be wedding cake, sparkling apple juice and surprises. This all ages screening and celebration is free and open to all,” the event page notes.

Alabama Methodist church to host screening of 'Arthur' gay wedding episode

[NomoreDramaQ1015]

May 25, 2019 20:19:22 GMT -5 justme said:

No shit they're in the balance. Just saw someone post on fb that trump signed off on something that allows homeless shelters to turn away trans people. So we do nothing when shit for parents kick their trans teens out of the house and then turn them away from homeless shelters.

And here is the issue with the claim we don't need government welfare it should left to local religious groups to provide assistance to the disenfranchised.

[NastyWoman]

Jun 4, 2019 14:29:34 GMT -5 NomoreDramaQ1015 said:

May 25, 2019 20:19:22 GMT -5 justme said:

No shit they're in the balance. Just saw someone post on fb that trump signed off on something that allows homeless shelters to turn away trans people. So we do nothing when shit for parents kick their trans teens out of the house and then turn them away from homeless shelters.

And here is the issue with the claim we don't need government welfare it should left to local religious groups to provide assistance to the disenfranchised.

 and that is half of why I object to removing the government safety net. Not only is there the risk that you only get help if you pray to "the right/correct god", but there is also the problem that when large scale help is needed (say during an economic depression) the money to support others will be the least available. Of course that will exacerbate the problems for those who do not love, pray, live according to whatever book these private groups follow → no money for you honey...

[weltschmerz]

US embassies denied permission to fly rainbow pride flags from flagpoles

www.cnn.com/2019/06/07/politics/us-rainbow-flags-denied-permission/index.html