Where does trump stand on gay marriage

Despite this, Republican lawmakers in five states have recently introduced symbolic bills calling on the Supreme Court to overturn its ruling in Obergefell. As a professor of legal studies , I believe such attacks on same-sex marriage represent a serious threat to the institution.

Republican state lawmakers galvanize to attack same-sex marriage

Instead, it is what they have done in the past. JD Vance of Ohio. The first was his executive order Promoting Free Speech and Religious Liberty , which reinforced that federal law must respect conscience-based objections to comply with the First Amendment. This order indirectly imperiled LGBTQ rights because many LGBTQ rights battles are fought over whether conservative Christian businesses run afoul of anti-discrimination laws when they refuse to serve same-sex couples.

The Trump administration's "divide and conquer" approach to LGBTQ rights

Legal protections are but one pillar of addressing these systemic and widespread inequities, and the rollback of those protections would make matters worse. In , the U. Since then, both federal courts and federal agencies have interpreted other federal statutory bans on sex discrimination to bar anti-LGBTQ discrimination as well, including in the contexts of health care, education, and housing.

They will go after our families. At least nine state legislatures have introduced bills to reverse the Supreme Court's gay marriage ruling since Mr. Trump returned to Washington. Earlier this month, the Southern Baptist Convention voted overwhelmingly to pass a resolution that calls for the same.