LGBTs to America: ‘We Told You So’
For the last time, Donald Trump is not an LGBT ally.
www.advocate.com/commentary/2017/7/26/lgbts-america-we-told-you-so
Daily Archives: July 26, 2017
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Trump’s trans military ban has everything to do with his proposed Mexican border wall
Trump’s trans military ban has everything to do with his proposed Mexican border wall
“This is like someone told the White House to light a candle on the table and the WH set the whole table on fire.”
Trump Banned Transgender Military Service Because Funding for His Precious Border Wall Was Threatened
Trump Banned Transgender Military Service Because Funding for His Precious Border Wall Was Threatened
Donald Trump’s snap decision to ban transgender people from the military was because funding for his precious Mexican border wall was threatened, according to a report in Politico:
House Republicans were planning to pass a spending bill stacked with his campaign promises, including money to build his border wall with Mexico.
But an internal House Republican fight over transgender troops was threatening to blow up the bill. And House GOP insiders feared they might not have the votes to pass the legislation because defense hawks wanted a ban on Pentagon-funded sex reassignment operations — something GOP leaders wouldn’t give them.
They turned to Trump, who didn’t hesitate. In the flash of a tweet, he announced that transgender troops would be banned altogether.
Trump’s sudden decision was, in part, a last-ditch attempt to save a House proposal full of his campaign promises that was on the verge of defeat, numerous congressional and White House sources said.
Said one GOP aide to Politico: “This is like someone told the White House to light a candle on the table and the WH set the whole table on fire.”
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HRC President Chad Griffin: #ProtectTransTroops
HRC President Chad Griffin: #ProtectTransTroops
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President Trump’s reprehensible and unpatriotic action could result in the discharge of more than 15,000 transgender Americans currently serving our country at this critical time.
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Text “OUR TROOPS” to 30644 to be connected to the White House.
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#ProtectTransTroops
Caitlyn Jenner and Log Cabin Slam Trump’s Trans Military Ban
Caitlyn Jenner and Log Cabin Slam Trump’s Trans Military Ban
Prominent LGBT Republicans condemned the president for his discrminatory action.
www.advocate.com/transgender/2017/7/26/caitlyn-jenner-and-log-cabin-slam-trumps-trans-military-ban
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Caitlyn Jenner to Trump: ‘What Happened to Your Promise to Fight’ for Transgender Americans?
Caitlyn Jenner to Trump: ‘What Happened to Your Promise to Fight’ for Transgender Americans?
Caitlyn Jenner weighed in on Trump’s announcement that transgender people will not be allowed to serve in the military in any capacity, tweeting: “There are 15,000 patriotic transgender Americans in the US military fighting for all of us. What happened to your promise to fight for them?”
There are 15,000 patriotic transgender Americans in the US military fighting for all of us. What happened to your promise to fight for them? t.co/WzjypVC8Sr
— Caitlyn Jenner (@Caitlyn_Jenner) July 26, 2017
Jenner voted for Trump and claims to support the LGBT community.
“I never actually came out and outwardly supported Trump. The media did that for me,” she told FOX News host Tucker Carlson in April.
RELATED: Trump’s Transgender Military Ban is Unconstitutional
Jenner never “outwardly” supported Trump except for that interview in June 2016 when she said “…Trump seems to be very much for women. He seems very much behind the LGBT community because of what happened in North Carolina with the bathroom issue. He backed the LGBT community.”
“I’m on the Republican conservative side,” Jenner explained to Carlson. “And he wound up being our candidate. And so certainly I was going to vote for him. He looked like he would be pretty good on all LGBT issues, which is important, because my loyalties do not lie with Donald Trump. My loyalties do not lie with the Republican party. My loyalties and what I am fighting for is my community, the LGBT community and particularly the trans issues that are out there, because there are many of them. And so that’s where my fight is. I thought Trump would be pretty good. But he’s kind of disappointed me in the first 100 days.”
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.@Caitlyn_Jenner: Pres Trump has disappointed me in the first 100 days pic.twitter.com/sgyjX2DIMn
— Tucker Carlson (@TuckerCarlson) April 25, 2017
Jenner supported Ted Cruz for president during the campaign, saying she wanted to be his ambassador for transgender issues, blasted Hillary Clinton as a “f**king liar”, and pulled a bathroom stunt at Trump Tower in Manhattan in an attempt to show how trans-inclusive Trump really is.
Jenner sees herself as a change maker within the Republican Party for LGBT people.
Republicans need help understanding LGBTQ ?️? issues and I’m here to help!
— Caitlyn Jenner (@Caitlyn_Jenner) January 18, 2017
Said Jenner on Any Given Wednesday in August 2016:
“I am here to help the entire Republican Party do a better job when it comes to LBGT issues. For that reason I stay on the conservative side. Now, the Republican Party obviously is – they are not, have not, been as good as it comes to LBGT issues and social issues. And so I have kind of positioned myself with the Republican Party, of trying to help these people kind of understand what the issues are for the LBGT community. And obviously, in my case, the ‘T’ portion.”
Added Jenner:
“We have a lot of issues. We have a nine times higher suicide rate than the general public. Young kids especially. Very prone to bullying. Not fitting in. The murder rate is way way too high of trans individuals. Hate crimes towards trans people. Maybe I can help the Republican Party do a better job when it comes to these types of issues.”
Last December, Jenner met with Samantha Power, the United States ambassador to the United Nations, who praised her for efforts to raise the profile of transgender people.
Jenner suggested that she’s “comfortable” with the issues here in the U.S., a remark that didn’t sit well with trans activists here who have called her “an insult to trans women” and claim that because of her privilege, wealth and fame she is out of touch with the discrimination, poverty, and marginalization issues faced by transgender women day to day.
Of course, after claiming that she advocates for the trans community, Jenner still voted for the anti-LGBT GOP in 2016 despite a slate of candidates who were vocal and expressive about their opposition to LGBT issues.
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Caitlyn Jenner to Trump: ‘What Happened to Your Promise to Fight’ for Transgender Americans?
ICYMI: anti-LGBTQ groups and activists lobbied for ban on transgender soldiers
ICYMI: anti-LGBTQ groups and activists lobbied for ban on transgender soldiers
NEW YORK – With President Trump’s announcement this morning to ban transgender Americans from openly serving in the United States military, the administration has now fed into the demands of anti-LGBTQ organizations including the Heritage Foundation, an organization that has worked tirelessly and for decades to effectively erase transgender Americans from the fabric of this nation.
In light of this development, the background information below takes a look at some of the anti-LGBTQ hate-groups and anti-transgender advocates who aggressively lobbied the Trump Administration for a ban on transgender service members and purge of transgender soldiers who are currently serving.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION: Anti-LGBTQ Hate Groups and Anti-Transgender Advocates behind the Push for the Reinstatement of the Transgender Military Ban
Tony Perkins – President of the Family Research Council (FRC)
- Declared that “it might even be better” if the president disbanded the military rather than accommodate transgender soldiers, because “We’re probably better off without a military that is not compromised.”
- Argued that that implementation would be both damaging and costly in a recent Christian Post Op-Ed.
- Hosted anti-trans conversations with members of congress and pushed the flawed “research” of his FRC colleagues on his daily radio show.
Peter Sprigg – Senior Follow for Policy Studies at FRC
- Took the lead on the FRC’s overall anti-trans beliefs/rhetoric: (www.frc.org/transgender)
- Wrote multiple issue briefs on the topic, arguing that inclusion would be both costly and detrimental.
Elain Donnelly – Founder of Center for Military Readiness
- One of those most vocal and visible opponents of LGB service members serving openly.
- Her organization, the Center for Military Readiness, posted a lengthy document entitled “Holdover Transgender Mandate Impedes Efforts to Strengthen Military,” as well as an even lengthier report entitled “The President, Defense Department & Military Services Should Revoke Problematic Transgender Policy Directives and Instructions.”
- Wrote an anti-transgender commentary that ran in the Military Times.
James Dobson – Founder of Focus on the Family
- Sent a newsletter to his attentive followers, wherein he framed transgender inclusion as the latest “social experiment” that conservatives should oppose: “Let’s consider military personnel with what the American Psychiatric Association defines as a diagnosed mental disorder known as gender dysphoria (transgender). Such individuals are now recruited and retained and are entitled to a full range of medical and psychiatric services. They include counseling, cross-sex hormones, gender reassignment surgery, and social and legal transition to the desired gender.”
- Took the approach of backing the supposed “religious freedom” rights of soldiers who object to transgender inclusion.
- Just last week, Liberty Counsel penned a letter to Georgia’s Fort Benning Army Base, insisting that “Biological sex is an immutable characteristic” and that transgender inclusions “requires Soldiers and civilians to affirm their agreement with numerous false ideas with fake “definitions” invented by LGBT radicals intent on normalizing behavior that is the result of gender confusion or a sexual fetish.”
Roger Severino (who was part of Heritage/Daily Signal)
- In a 2016 commentary that was widely disseminated through conservative media outlets, Severino criticized the policy change as being “based on a radical new gender ideology.” He went on to claim that this change “dishonors” veterans.
- Currently holds a key position in the Trump administration’s Department of Health and Human Services.
American Family Association (AFA)
- When the Obama era policy announced in July 2016, AFA president Tim Wildmon declared it “a disgrace to our military and our country.” AFA personality Bryan Fischer called it “an impeachable offense.”
- Used their in-house OneNewsNow site to push stories warning of the supposed dangers of implementation.
Heritage Foundation/Daily Signal
- Thomas Spoehr, who holds the title of the Heritage Foundation’s director of the Center for National Defense, recently took to the organization’s in-house Daily Signal website to argue that allowing transgender service members is “a gamble” and that “the stakes are too high” to move forward with implementation. Mainstream outlets like The Hill and The Daily Beast have quoted Spoehr as an expert on this issue.
Conservative Action Project
- A collection of high-profile anti-LGBTQ activists demanded that “Secretary Mattis should suspend and, upon further careful study, rescind Defense Department and military service directives permitting transgender individuals to serve.”
WND (formerly WorldNetDaily)
- Promoted several stories about Christian soldiers’ supposed persecution over transgender non-acceptance.
Breitbart
- Ran an anti-trans commentary from Family Research Council’s resident military “expert” Jerry Boykin. Last July, Breitbart ran a similar commentary from the same Boykin, this one calling transgender acceptance in the military “a deadly distraction.”
July 26, 2017
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This is how these LGBTI people’s lives changed in 50 years
This is how these LGBTI people’s lives changed in 50 years
Thursday 27 July 2017 marks the 50th anniversary of the partial decriminalization of homosexuality in England and Wales.
Gay Star News spoke with members of Opening Doors London about their memories of the time and what they want to say to LGBTI people today.
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