{"id":2757,"date":"2017-02-14T09:00:32","date_gmt":"2017-02-14T14:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.glbtrt.ala.org\/news\/?p=2757"},"modified":"2017-02-10T15:00:08","modified_gmt":"2017-02-10T20:00:08","slug":"lgbtqia-rights-roundup-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.glbtrt.ala.org\/news\/archives\/2757","title":{"rendered":"LGBTQIA Rights Roundup"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.glbtrt.ala.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/LGBTQIA-Rights-Roundup-020917.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2759 size-medium_large\" src=\"http:\/\/www.glbtrt.ala.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/LGBTQIA-Rights-Roundup-020917-768x843.jpg\" width=\"768\" height=\"843\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.glbtrt.ala.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/LGBTQIA-Rights-Roundup-020917-768x843.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.glbtrt.ala.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/LGBTQIA-Rights-Roundup-020917-273x300.jpg 273w, https:\/\/www.glbtrt.ala.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/LGBTQIA-Rights-Roundup-020917-932x1024.jpg 932w, https:\/\/www.glbtrt.ala.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/LGBTQIA-Rights-Roundup-020917-450x494.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.glbtrt.ala.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/LGBTQIA-Rights-Roundup-020917-850x933.jpg 850w, https:\/\/www.glbtrt.ala.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/LGBTQIA-Rights-Roundup-020917-455x500.jpg 455w, https:\/\/www.glbtrt.ala.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/LGBTQIA-Rights-Roundup-020917.jpg 937w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>By Thomas Maxheimer<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.advocate.com\/politics\/2017\/2\/04\/thousands-swarm-stonewall-inn-protest-trump\">Thousands Swarm Stonewall Inn To Protest Trump<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Braving the cold February weather, thousands took gathered around the Stonewall Inn, lead by Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, to demand an end to Trump?s executive orders.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.towleroad.com\/2017\/02\/virginia-religious-freedom-bill\/?utm_source=feedburner&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=Feed%3A+towleroad%2Ffeed+%28Towleroad+Gay+News+%29\">Virginia House Passes Anti-LGBTQ ?Religious Freedom? Bill<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Regardless of a similar bill being vetoed by the Governor last year, the Virginia House of Delegates approved what?they titled ?Solemnization of Marriage,? a bill that would allow government contractors to discriminate against LGBT+ individuals. ?Nicolas Freitas, who sponsored the bill, stated that he believes sexual identity is a ?venereal passion?.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/Politics\/mike-pence-lgbt-rights-discrimination-place-trump-administration\/story?id=45273812\">Mike Pence on LGBT Rights: Discrimination Has &#8216;No Place&#8217; in Trump Administration<\/a><\/p>\n<p>VP Pence defended Trump?s decision to let stand Obama?s 2014 order to protect some LGBT workers. ?This is the executive order that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2017\/02\/03\/us\/politics\/lgbt-rights-ivanka-trump-jared-kushner.html?_r=0\">New York Times reported<\/a> Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner were key in convincing Trump to keep. ?LGBT+ people still fear a ?religious liberty? executive order which many <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2017\/01\/31\/conservative-christian-leader-expects-trump-to-advance-religious-liberties-concerning-gay-rights-through-executive-order.html\">anti-gay conservatives religious people are expecting<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Thomas Maxheimer Thousands Swarm Stonewall Inn To Protest Trump Braving the cold February weather, thousands took gathered around the Stonewall Inn, lead by Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, to demand an end to Trump?s executive orders. Virginia House Passes Anti-LGBTQ ?Religious Freedom? 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