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Who is Allison Bailey, and why is she such a clown? (Original Post) Goodheart Jan 2021 OP
What is this all about, Biden's so-called betrayal of women? brush Jan 2021 #1
Reading further Delphinus Jan 2021 #2
His executive order on LGBTQ protections JHB Jan 2021 #4
doubtful she is real - just a russian bot.... getagrip_already Jan 2021 #3

JHB

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4. His executive order on LGBTQ protections
Sat Jan 23, 2021, 01:31 PM
Jan 2021
https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2021/01/21/biden-executive-order-transgender-lgbtq/
Biden calls for LGBTQ protections in Day 1 executive order, angering conservatives
By Samantha Schmidt, Emily Wax-Thibodeaux and Moriah Balingit
Jan. 21, 2021 at 11:28 p.m. EST

On his first day in office, President Biden issued a sweeping executive order making it clear that gay and transgender people are protected against discrimination in schools, health care, the workplace and other realms of American life.

The executive order outlines a broad interpretation of last year’s landmark Supreme Court ruling that gay and transgender employees are covered by Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which prohibits discrimination “because of sex.” The Trump administration had interpreted that decision in Bostock v. Clayton County, Ga., narrowly and only applying to employment.

Biden’s order calls on agencies across the federal government to review existing regulations and policies that prohibit sex discrimination, and to revise them as necessary to clarify that “sex” includes sexual orientation and gender identity.

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But Biden’s action also outraged some social conservatives, who said it would threaten the rights of women — an argument often used by right-wing groups that oppose transgender rights. On Thursday, the day after the order was issued, the hashtag #BidenErasedWomen was trending on Twitter.


Apparently, according to these people, within 4 years, the winners of women's sports will be men (meaning: trans women).



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