“[N]early all back banning conversion therapy for minors; rolling back the spread of rules that allow religious businesses to decline serving L.G.B.T.Q.
customers; and ending the Trump administration transgender military ban. Most have promised to pass the Equality Act, legislation opposed by the White House that would bolster the list of protected classes under civil rights law to include discrimination based on ‘sexual orientation’ and ‘gender identity.’”Representative Tulsi Gabbard of Hawaii did face questions about comments she made concerning “homosexual extremists,” over a decade ago when Hawaii was debating legalizing civil unions.
Pete Buttigieg, the first openly gay man to run for president, defended himself against critics who say he hasn’t put LGBTQ issues at the forefront of his campaign, though he originally declined an invitation to the forum,. He responded to those doubting his commitment to LGBTQ causes by recounting the time he couldn’t give blood in the mayor’s office blood drive even when he was mayor:
He faced questions about a ban on gay men donating blood, pointing out that as mayor he couldn’t participate in a blood drive sponsored by his office. “It’s an example, one of many examples, of the exclusions in this country,” he said. “We are still living with the long tail of prejudices.”The Iowa event, hosted by GLADD, was the first of two LGBTQ forums. In October, the Human Rights Campaign will host a second forum in Los Angeles.
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