Anti-gay past presidents

President Clinton’s proposal to lift the ban on openly gay military personnel sends anti-gay activists into action, shutting down phone lines to Congress with hundreds of thousands of calls in protest.

He had no problem hiring gay people, he said. Before that time, Trump expressed indifference, or even support for transgender people. Induring his short-lived bid for the Reform Party's presidential nomination, Trump touted to The Advocate that his New York upbringing instilled in him a kind of tolerance.

It was fully repealed in According to The New York TimesTrump had noted that there had been very few problems to precipitate the ban. And in the end, does it matter? InThe New York Times, considering his candidacy, concluded that Trump was simply a more gay-friendly option among the GOP presidential candidates that year, noting that he supported trans people using public restrooms and was rumored to be the first private club owner in Palm Beach, Florida, to welcome a gay couple.

What’s behind the shift?. And by all accounts, his past seemed to suggest he meant it. As recently asTrump repeatedly stated that transgender people should use whatever bathrooms they felt were appropriate. For this reason, we’ve used anti-civil rights as well as anti-LGBTQ Presidents in this list so that we could include the entire spectrum of the 44 Presidents of the United States.

It would be straightforward. He vowed to protect them. And I heard — one of the best answers I heard was from a commentator yesterday saying, leave it the way it is, right now. Meet Kate and read more of their reporting on gender, politics and policy.

The real estate mogul had branded himself as agnostic on social issues if not liberal. Does he truly want to erase transgender people from public life? Charlotte Clymer, a transgender writer and activist, said she remembers that the community was wary of Trump as a Republican before he took office in All of that is a far cry from the Trump of today, who has made the eradication of transgender people from public life a hallmark of his second administration.

The president’s previous support is at odds with his anti-trans hostility now.

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Would the president admit to either? Or are they an unfortunate tool to curry favor with diehard conservatives? The former reality TV star had made promises. His past statements and behavior raise serious questions about the sincerity of his anti-trans animus now.

Clymer believes it was simple politics. By continuing to use our site, you agree to our Privacy Policy and Terms of Use. This story was originally reported by Kate Sosin of The 19th. CNN also noted that Trump ended a ban on trans participation in his own pageants and cited Olympic rules, which allow transgender women to compete.

Although back in the s gay rights weren’t a commonly talked about issue, civil rights was a hot topic.