Hillary Clinton- Fighting for Full Equality for LGBT People

[DemocratSinceBirth]

Thanks to the hard work of generations of LGBT advocates and activists who fought to make it possible, our country won a landmark victory this past June when the Supreme Court recognized that in America, under our Constitution, LGBT couples, like everyone else, have the right to marry the person they love. The Obergefell decision was a watershed moment and we must fight to protect the progress we have won in our courts. But our work to reach the promise of full equality remains unfinished. LGBT kids continue to be discriminated against and bullied at school, a restaurant can refuse to serve a transgender person, and a same-sex couple is at risk of being evicted from their home. Hillary Clinton believes that we must stand firm and keep fighting until every American can not only marry, but also live, work, pray, learn and raise a family free from discrimination and prejudice. She believes that America is at its best when we are inclusive, open, and striving towards true equality.

As President, Clinton will:

Fight for full federal equality for LGBT Americans. Today in America nearly 65 percent of LGBT individuals report experiencing discrimination in their daily lives and nearly 50 percent report that this discrimination occurs in the workplace. LGBT youth are nearly twice as likely as their peers to be physically assaulted at school and 74 percent of LGBT students say they’ve been verbally harassed for their sexual orientation. Despite this discrimination, 31 states do not have fully inclusive LGBT non-discrimination laws. Clinton will:
Work with Congress to pass the Equality Act. The Equality Act would amend the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and related statutes to add gender identity and sexual orientation to the list of protected classes such as race, sex, national origin, and religion. The Act would provide LGBT individuals explicit and comprehensive protection from discrimination in all facets of American life—employment, housing, schools, access to credit, public education, jury service, and public accommodations. Clinton will fight for the passage of the Equality Act to secure full federal equality for LGBT Americans.
Continue President Obama’s LGBT equality executive actions. President Obama has taken critical steps to protect LGBT people in employment, housing, and health care. For example, the Administration issued nondiscrimination protections for LGBT people employed by the federal government and federal contractors; published formal regulations prohibiting discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity in federally funded housing programs; and published a Health and Human Services regulation for hospitals participating in Medicaid and Medicare requiring respect for advanced directives and visitation requests regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity. Clinton will fully implement and enforce the President’s LGBT equality executive actions.
Support efforts underway in the courts and federal government to clarify that under federal statutes “sex discrimination” includes discrimination on the basis of “gender identity” and “sexual orientation.” Courts across the country have concluded that “sex” discrimination encompasses discrimination on the basis of gender identity or sexual orientation, and federal agencies are following their lead. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has held that discrimination on the basis of gender identity or sexual orientation constitutes sex discrimination under Title VII; the Department of Housing and Urban Development has concluded that the Fair Housing Act covers claims based on gender identity and sexual orientation; and the Department of Education has clarified that under Title IX of the Civil Rights Act, discrimination based on gender identity or sexual orientation is discrimination based on sex; and HHS is finalizing a proposed regulation implementing Section 1557 of the ACA, the act’s nondiscrimination protections, to recognize that sex discrimination includes gender identity and sex stereotyping. Clinton will support efforts to prohibit discrimination on the basis of gender identity and sexual orientation as discrimination on the basis of sex to help secure additional protections in important aspects of life until Congress acts to provide full federal nondiscrimination protections.


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https://www.hillaryclinton.com/briefing/factsheets/2015/12/17/fighting-for-full-equality/

[comradebillyboy]

1. I always enjoy your posts...nt

[DemocratSinceBirth]

2. Thank you, sir.

[MannyGoldstein]

3. A lifelong defender of equal LGBT rights,

since 2013!!!

[KMOD]

4. ...

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[MannyGoldstein]

7. Certainly, here's something to be proud of:

[nc4bo]

11. Ouch. nt

[KMOD]

13. ...

KMOD --

I'm so excited to ask you this: Would you like to join me as a member of LGBT and our allies for Hillary?

Today, we're launching this new group of Hillary fans who are committed to continuing the fight for full equality for all Americans -- regardless of gender or sexuality. Hillary said it best: "Gay rights are human rights, and human rights are gay rights."

Hillary has been a fighter for us for years, from supporting equal workplace legislation to working for equal rights for trans Americans. Now we're standing with her. Will you join us?

Growing up in the U.S. territory of Puerto Rico, I never dreamed that I would one day be a proud, out gay father of two beautiful little boys, in a country where marriage equality was the law of the land. Now, that's just an average day -- that's what real progress is, KMOD.

Hillary knows this, and she's not going to stop fighting. But in order to protect and build on the progress we’ve made, we need to win this election. And that means we need you. Join LGBT for Hillary today, and let’s get started:

Thanks,

Ricky

[MannyGoldstein]

14. Yes. And?

What's your point exactly?

[Tote Life]

28. Ricky who?

Ricky Schroeder? You do know he's a Republican, right?

[KMOD]

33. lol No!

Ricky Martin. Welcome to DU.

[randys1]

6. Just cant help yourself, can you...

[MannyGoldstein]

8. From posting accurate information?

No, I cannot.

[randys1]

9. Not accurate, at all. Just BASHING Hillary.

[MannyGoldstein]

12. OK what's not accurate about what I wrote?

Sorry, I won't hold my breath waiting for an answer.

[Scootaloo]

24. He gave you Hillary in her own words

So technically it's Hillary BASHING Hillary.

[Fawke Em]

34. She does that a lot.

[Tote Life]

29. Posting factual information backed by links is bashing Clinton?

Ooookkkkaaaaayyyyyyyy.

[MannyGoldstein]

37. You don't know the half of it. nt

[moobu2]

18. That's a lie.

[morningfog]

5. On this I agree with Hillary and support these positions.

Recommend.

[KMOD]

16. That is very cool and classy of you,

[randys1]

10. You do have to get a kick out of some folks who dont give two shits about the LGBT community

unless they see a way to BASH someone in using them.

[KMOD]

15. Yup.

[DemocraticWing]

39. The Clintons are the ones using us. AGAIN.

How long before we get thrown under the bus this time?

[randys1]

48. All politicians use their constituents. Some use them to further goals that will

kill Women in alleys, some use them to further goals that will not.

[AtomicKitten]

17. Hillary Clinton Was Angry When State Department Started Using LGBT-Friendly Terms

Back in 2011, the State Department decided that passport applications would no longer use the term “mother” and “father,” and instead begin using the terms “parent one” and “parent two.” While conservative anti-homosexuality groups like Family Research Council blasted “the topsy-turvy world of left-wing political correctness,” gay rights groups like Human Rights Campaign declared it “a positive step forward for all American families.”

But while the State Department defended its gay-friendly decision, it turns out that no less than then-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was upset by the change.

Back in 2011, the State Department decided that passport applications would no longer use the term “mother” and “father,” and instead begin using the terms “parent one” and “parent two.” While conservative anti-homosexuality groups like Family Research Council blasted “the topsy-turvy world of left-wing political correctness,” gay rights groups like Human Rights Campaign declared it “a positive step forward for all American families.”

But while the State Department defended its gay-friendly decision, it turns out that no less than then-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was upset by the change.

“Who made the decision that State will no longer use the term ‘mother and father,’ and instead substitute ‘parent one and two’?” she demanded of her aides in a newly-released email. “I’m not defending that decision, which I disagree [with] and knew nothing about, in front of this Congress.”

Clinton laid out her position on the issue, saying that she “could live with” a situation where gay parents could choose another descriptor. But Clinton said that the passport application must “retain the presumption of a mother and father.”

“We need to address this today,” she warned, “or we will be facing a huge Fox-generated media storm led by [Sarah] Palin et al.”

http://www.mediaite.com/online/hillary-clinton-was-angry-when-state-department-started-using-lgbt-friendly-terms/

[KMOD]

20. Yes, and because of her addressing it

the form now lists it as

mother/father/parent (1)

and

mother/father/parent (2)

pretty much a win/win for all.

[AtomicKitten]

22. she said she didn't agree with the change & she was askeered that Faux News wouldn't like it either

“I’m not defending that decision, which I disagree (with) and knew nothing about, in front of this Congress.”

Clinton laid out her position on the issue, saying that she “could live with” a situation where gay parents could choose another descriptor. But Clinton said that the passport application must “retain the presumption of a mother and father.”

“We need to address this today,” she warned, “or we will be facing a huge Fox-generated media storm led by Palin et al.”

Yeah. She's a real champ for the LGBT community. It came right after watching her own butt politically and making sure Faux News didn't say mean things about her. Right after that I'm sure.

[KMOD]

23. well, first, Faux news did rip that decision to shreds,

and second, you're reading her email with your Hillary hating biased glasses. She clearly was saying that there was a way to appease all, and that is what she did.

How could anyone possibly have a problem with the form stating: Mother/Father/Parent

Hillary Clinton. Smart Power.

[AtomicKitten]

25. She revealed her true nature and that is she is willing to throw anyone under the bus

... to preserve her concept of political viability.

She's no champion of anything except Hillary, and it's going to take a boatload of kool-aid to convince people otherwise. Historical data notwithstanding, I'm sure ClintonWorld intends to give it their best shot. But you are spinning your wheels and just like her Tuzla claim, expect pushback with the facts.

[KMOD]

35. She handled that perfectly.

Forget Kool-Aid. I'm all for handing the Republicans a nice Hawaiian Punch.

[AtomicKitten]

36. She's a poser & didn't come around til 2013.

Facts are pesky things.

[kath]

19. Hillary was EXTREMELY late to the table on supporting marriage equality - took her until 2013 or

So. Only gave support when the majority of Americans supported it, and it would have hurt her politically NOT to.
Always, always, always with her goddam finger to the wind...

[KMOD]

21. wrong!

For example, do you know how hard it was to get marriage equality passed in the very blue state of New York?

Do you know how much the Pride parades were criticized in the blue state of New York, until the past few years?

[beam me up scottie]

27. How is kath wrong? Do you have any facts to back up your assertion?

Hillary Clinton’s changing position on same-sex marriage

Our conclusion

Clinton opposed same-sex marriage as a candidate for the Senate, while in office as a senator, and while running for president in 2008. She expressed her support for civil unions starting in 2000 and for the rights’ of states to set their own laws in favor of same-sex marriage in 2006.

As polls showed that a majority of Americans supported same-sex marriage, Clinton’s views changed, too. She announced her support for same-sex marriage in March 2013.

It’s up to voters to decide how they feel about her changed stance, but on same-sex marriage we give Clinton a Full Flop.

http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2015/jun/17/hillary-clinton/hillary-clinton-change-position-same-sex-marriage/

[merrily]

31. And so Hillary waited until she had very little to lose, while Bernie marched in a gay pride parade

over 30 years ago as Mayor of Burlington--the first such parade Burlington had allowed was because of him--and voted against DOMA in 1992.

BTW, your reply to Kath only supports her finger to the wind comment. Doesn't prove Kath wrong in the least.

[cherokeeprogressive]

26. And supporting the DEATH PENALTY at the same time. Irony you can cut with a knife.

[merrily]

30. You know generating campaign rhetoric is not the same as actually "fighting" for anything, right?

[Fawke Em]

32. *Since 2013. eom

[NCTraveler]

38. Action

Behind The Scenes Of Hillary Clinton's Push For LGBT Rights At The State Department

http://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/7706748

[NCTraveler]

40. Kick. Nt

[SidDithers]

41. DU rec...

Sid

[ismnotwasm]

42. K&R

[bigwillq]

45. Congrats on 25,000 posts!

[ismnotwasm]

46. Holy cow!

I didn't even notice! Thank you

[betsuni]

43. K&R

[Scuba]

44. You're exposing your favorite's hypocrisy here. May want to self-delete.

[Betty Karlson]

47. I'm going to grant her this one.

At least her words are the right ones. She has no record to substantiate her words, but her words and promises are the right ones.

I feel a little less frightened of the prospect of Clinton being nominated.

That just leaves her ruthless entwinement with the corrupt DNC and the biased DWS, and her general inelectability, likely to result in a 2010/ 2014 style Republican landslide.