Clinton Releases Plan to Protect LGBT Rights

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton listens to a question at town hall meeting at White Mountain Community College, Thursday, Oct. 29, 2015, in Berlin, N.H. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)

Hillary Clinton has released her plans to fight for the rights of the LGBT community. She has previously said that “gay rights are human rights,” and her plan outlines a mix of legislation and support. The full details of the plan are available on The Briefing, but an outline is below:

• Fight for full federal equality for all LGBT Americans
  • Work with Congress to pass the Equality Act
  • Continue President Obama’s LGBT equality executive actions
  • Supper efforts underway to clarify that under federal statutes “sex discrimination” includes discrimination on the basis of “gender identity” and “sexual orientation”
• Support LGBT youth, parents, and elders
  • End discriminatory treatment of LGBT families in adoptions
  • Improve school climate for all students
  • End LGBT conversion therapy for minors
  • Combat youth homelessness
  • Ensure LGBT elders can retire with dignity and respect
  • Correct national data to better serve LGBT individuals and families
• Honor the military service of LGBT people
  • Upgrade service records of LGBT veterans dismissed due to their sexual orientation
  • Support efforts to allow transgender personnel to serve openly
• Secure affordable treatment for people living with HIV and AIDS
  • Call on Republican governors to extend Medicaid coverage to provide life-saving health care to people living with HIV
  • Cap out-of pocket expenses for people with HIV/AIDS
  • Expand the utilization of HIV prevention medications, including pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP)
• Protect transgender rights
  • Protect transgender individuals from violence
  • Streamline identity documents
  • Invest in law enforcement training on interactions with LGBT individuals
• Promote human rights of LGBT people around the world
  • Increase support for the Global Equality Fund

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News Source: The Briefing

Foreign Policy Focus of Third Democratic Debate

US Democratic Presidential hopefuls (L-R) Bernie Sanders, Hillary Clinton and Martin O’Malley participate in the Democratic Presidential Debate hosted by ABC News at Saint Anselm College in Manchester, New Hampshire, on December 19, 2015. AFP PHOTO / JEWEL SAMAD / AFP / JEWEL SAMAD (Photo credit should read JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images)

On Saturday night, Hillary Clinton, Senator Bernie Sanders, and Martin O’Malley appeared on stage at St. Anselm College in New Hampshire for the third Democratic primary debate. The primary topic of the evening was foreign policy, a strength for former Secretary of State Clinton. Before getting into the debate, Sanders took a moment to apologize to Clinton for his staffers accessing the Clinton campaign’s proprietary voter data. It was revealed this week that Sanders’ staffers found and downloaded campaign data that should have been protected. The DNC has acted swiftly barring the Sanders campaign from accessing voter databases. Clinton’s campaign has been careful to respond, though her staffers and supporters have gone after the Sanders campaign. Clinton thanked Sanders for his apology and said, “Now that, I think, you know, we’ve resolved your data, we’ve agreed on an independent inquiry, we should move on, because I don’t think the American people are all that interested in this.”

The moderators, ABC’s David Muir and Martha Raddatz, then asked the candidates about a variety of topics, including a few domestic questions about taxes, health care, and gun control. But the focus of the ABC debate was foreign policy. Clinton and Sanders debated the removal of Muammar Gaddafi in Libya in 2011and the power vacuum that followed. Sanders argued that the chaos was predictable, but Clinton reminded Sanders that he voted for the Senate resolution calling for Gaddafi’s removal and the intervention of the United Nations. On the foreign policy front, the candidates also discussed ISIS, terrorism, and a number of other topics. As with previous debates, the three candidates were careful about going after each other. Clinton only attacked when provoked, and she focused her criticism on Republicans, particularly Donald Trump. It was clear that Clinton is planning for the general election. A full video of the debate is below.

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