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Justin Trudeau Got the New NAFTA to Include LGBT Protections. Trump Wedged in a Footnote...
Justin Trudeau Got the New NAFTA to Include LGBT Protections. Trump Wedged in a Footnote That Nullifies Them.By DAVID BADASH / DECEMBER 3, 2018 5:08 PM
President Donald Trump has falsely been claiming his new NAFTA trade deal, which he calls "USMCA," is the "most advanced trade deal in the world." It's not. But progressives had been pleased to find that, thanks to Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, at least it mandated stronger protections for LGBTQ workers.
American Republican lawmakers were furious, calling the passage "inappropriate and insulting," and pressed the president to get rid of them.
He did, via a footnote that negates the LGBTQ provisions, as LGBTQ Nation reports.
GLAAD president and CEO Sarah Kate Ellis notes the protections are "effectively nullified by a footnote," and says Trump "caves to anti-LGBTQ activists and squanders the United States' status as a leader in LGBTQ equality."
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https://www.thenewcivilrightsmovement.com/2018/12/justin-trudeau-got-the-new-nafta-to-include-lgbt-protections-trump-wedged-in-a-footnote-the-nullifies-them/