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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