@no1maraudersaid While the US government has held the position for a while that such laws should be ended and though this seems just another facet of the anti-Iran campaign, I fully support such an initiative.
I wonder if it will remain in effect, however, once the inevitable backlash from social conservatives is heard by Trump. He has backtracked on many policies (like the Syria withd ...[text shortened]... ng about the Court adopting the "homosexual agenda". https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lawrence_v._Texas
Right.
But he has been known to make small grabs for LGBTQ support, including during his campaign.
It's certainly not something that he boasts about but these occasional gestures have occurred before.
@zahlanzisaid like picking Pence as his vp
like banning transgendered people in the military
like undercutting protections put in place for lgbtq people.
he. is. lying.
Precisely what protections. I reckon you're trying to fluff out your very short list.
@philokaliasaid See, this is the fun thing about Pres. Trump...
He's simultaneously an idiot yet unbeatable.
Let's say he is an idiot and all that he accomplishes is largely due to the genius of people around him... How does he manage to keep their loyalty? How did he convince them to stand by him, and to never turn on him or cheat him? How did he pick them so well?
... A ...[text shortened]... ry to account for this...
... Or just begrudgingly admit that he is competent.
@mott-the-hooplesaid Hmmm...are you sure it is criminal here? Oh wait...facts don't matter to liberals. 😳
When people are killed over it, or lose jobs, or don't get hired in the first place, or even kill themselves after incessant harassment, yeah, that's criminal.
Put down your 'straight privilege' for half a second and have some empathy.
@philokaliasaid This might be surprising for some people here:
BERLIN — The Trump administration is launching a global campaign to end the criminalization of homosexuality in dozens of nations where it's still illegal to be gay, U.S. officials tell NBC News, a bid aimed in part at denouncing Iran over its human rights record.
U.S. Ambassador to Germany Richard Grenell, the highest-p ...[text shortened]... ional-security/trump-administration-launches-global-effort-end-criminalization-homosexuality-n973081
Dream on whodey; i mean smaller than average Joe, or is it Phil? LOL, Sybil I suspect. Anyhoots, read it dumb arse.
https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/i-don-t-know-trump-draws-blank-homosexuality-decriminalization-push-n974161?cid=sm_npd_nn_fb_ma&fbclid=IwAR1OUJSFpbtLLOjsx6SBJCftZg3D0QHM_c09r6ziLNfTAa9uCQr-Hf_9-xo