What is bidens stance on gay marriage

His administration has worked to establish antidiscrimination protections for sexual orientation and gender identity, as well as greater access to gender-affirming care. The group cited Trump administration programs that addressed the ongoing HIV epidemic and a campaign to end worldwide criminalization of homosexuality.

Trump also appointed the first openly gay cabinet secretary, Richard Grenellwho served as acting director of national intelligence. Both Trump and Biden had evolved on the issue of marriage equality before arriving at a similar stance that supports gay rights.

In DecemberBiden signed the Respect for Marriage Actfederally recognizing same-sex and interracial marriages, and creating legal protections if the Supreme Court were to overturn its precedent on marriage equality. Across his administration, several departments including the State DepartmentDepartment of Veterans Affairs and the Social Security Administrationupdated policies to extend benefits to same-sex couples.

And although Biden has suggested he supported gay couples since his youth, his earlier policy decisions reflect otherwise. In his vice presidential campaignBiden expressed his support for equal benefits for same-sex couples, but not for legal marriage. Hodgeswhich legalized same-sex marriage across the U.

Trump aimed to restrict military participation by trans people. In Aprilthe ban went into effect allowing active transgender members to serve openly only if they had already received a diagnosis of gender dysphoria. And people diagnosed with gender dysphoria or who had already undergone a transition could not enlist.

This policy continued until Januarywhen Biden rescinded it in an executive order a few days after taking office, and the policy allowing military participation was published by the Defense Department in March In an executive order, Biden banned conversion therapy in federally funded programs, and the Justice Department sent a letter to all state attorneys general calling discriminatory the practice of restricting access to gender-affirming care.

In MarchBiden released his own statement after Texas Gov. Greg Abbott ordered state officials to launch child abuse investigations into reports of transgender kids receiving gender-affirming care. In it, Biden called for expanded access to gender-affirming care for trans youth and cited the support of most major medical organizations.

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By: Grace Abels. Marriage equality Both Trump and Biden had evolved on the issue of marriage equality before arriving at a similar stance that supports gay rights. Access to gender-affirming care for youth Trump opposes youth access to gender-affirming care. Biden supports it.

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