Bloomberg on Transgender rights

[Indepatriot]

https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2020/02/mike-bloomberg-said-trans-rights-man-wearing-dress-using-locker-room-girls/

[honest.abe]

1. Yes, Mike Bloomberg has a comprehensive policy to ensure LGBTQ+ equality...

Mike Bloomberg has a comprehensive policy to ensure LGBTQ+ equality, including a commitment to equal treatment of all LGBTQ+ Americans in the workplace and their communities, addressing disparities in health care and treatment, protecting LGBTQ+ youth and families, and ending violence against LGBTQ+ people.

First and foremost, Mike will reverse the multitude of policy setbacks to LGBTQ+ Americans under the Trump administration. Over the past three years, the Trump administration has acted to dismantle federal protections and resources for LGBTQ+ Americans, including stripping transgender people of their recognized identities and civil rights and nominating judges and officials with strong anti-LGBTQ+ records.

Mike will pass and sign the Equality Act into law, ensuring that LGBTQ+ Americans have consistent non-discrimination protection in a variety of areas, including employment, housing and access to credit, just to name a few. He also pledged to reinstate benefits for veterans who left the military before the repeal of the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy, called for protections for LGBTQ+ people in refugee and asylum systems, and said the U.S. would resume its leadership position on the world stage by advocating for the rights of LGBTQ+ people across the globe.

https://www.mikebloomberg.com/policies/lgbtq

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6. Yeah, and Bernie changes to a new party just for the primary I'm guessing.

[left-of-center2012]

2. It's a mixed record

"When Bloomberg was mayor of New York, in one of his first acts as mayor, he signed a 2002 transgender rights bill into law. He also donated hundreds of thousands of dollars to successful marriage equality campaigns in Maine, Maryland, Minnesota, and Washington state.

Those who championed the 2011 marriage equality push consider him a hero for helping persuade NY state Senate Republicans to listen to their better angels."

http://baltimoreoutloud.com/wp/former-nyc-mayor-bloomberg-friend-of-lgbt-people/

[Happyhippychick]

4. I heard a rumor that Barack Obama wasn't always in favor of gay marriage

I heard a rumor that Barack Obama wasn’t always in favor of gay marriage, yet gay marriage became the law of the land while he was president because he changed his view.

[Happyhippychick]

5. Bloomberg has made a pledge not to say anything disparaging about fellow Democrats, but to attack

Trump instead. it would be great if you could follow suit. Thanks so much.