The Trump administration’s executive actions could undermine nondiscrimination enforcement and embolden the harassment of the LGBTQ+ community and all women and girls.
However, actions will not take effect immediately.
In a statement released today The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) commits to pushing back in the courts, in Congress, and in the streets to ensure LGBTQ+ people are protected.
“Today, the Trump Administration is expected to release a barrage of executive actions taking aim at the LGBTQ+ community instead of uniting our country and prioritizing the pressing issues the American people are facing,” said Human Rights Campaign President Kelley Robinson. “But make no mistake: these actions will not take effect immediately.
“Every person deserves to be treated with dignity and respect in all areas of their lives. No one should be subjected to ongoing discrimination, harassment and humiliation where they work, go to school, or access healthcare. But today’s expected executive actions targeting the LGBTQ+ community serve no other purpose than to hurt our families and our communities.
“Our community has fought for decades to ensure that our relationships are respected at work, that our identities are accepted at school, and that our service is honored in the military. Any attack on our rights threatens the rights of any person who doesn’t fit into the narrow view of how they should look and act. The incoming administration is trying to divide our communities in the hope that we forget what makes us strong. But we refuse to back down or be intimidated.
“We are not going anywhere. and we will fight back against these harmful provisions with everything we’ve got.”