Even as Donald Trump has acknowledged his presidency is coming to an end, his administration isn't finished attacking LGBTQ Americans, as yet another reversal of federal non-discrimination protections regarding health care and social welfare policies made abundantly clear, Human Rights Watch reports. The new rollback took effect the day after rioters stormed the U.S. Capitol Building, driven in part by conspiracy theories peddled by Trump, along with a number of GOP lawmakers, that falsely assert last November's elections were "rigged" to favor President-elect Joe Biden. The change affects "lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people seeking the services of health and welfare programs funded by the US Department of Health and Human Services," Human Rights Watch notes. "Previously, a federal regulation expressly prohibited health and welfare programs receiving federal funding from discriminating on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity," HRW explained. "But the administration's new rule, first proposed in 2019, erases this language." The alteration also removes what had been an overt recognition of marriage equality, HRW added. In addition to potentially driving even greater disparities in health care for LGBTQ Americans, the rollback also affects children in need of loving homes and the same-sex couples who are willing to adopt them. Tap link in bio to continue on @EDGEmedianetwork ?️‍?⁠ ⁠ ?️: Kilian Melloy / @dragelruairi⁠ ?: Getty

Even as Donald Trump has acknowledged his presidency is coming to an end, his administration isn't finished attacking LGBTQ Americans, as yet another reversal of federal non-discrimination protections regarding health care and social welfare policies made abundantly clear, Human Rights Watch reports. The new rollback took effect the day after rioters stormed the U.S. Capitol Building, driven in part by conspiracy theories peddled by Trump, along with a number of GOP lawmakers, that falsely assert last November's elections were "rigged" to favor President-elect Joe Biden. The change affects "lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people seeking the services of health and welfare programs funded by the US Department of Health and Human Services," Human Rights Watch notes. "Previously, a federal regulation expressly prohibited health and welfare programs receiving federal funding from discriminating on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity," HRW explained. "But the administration's new rule, first proposed in 2019, erases this language." The alteration also removes what had been an overt recognition of marriage equality, HRW added. In addition to potentially driving even greater disparities in health care for LGBTQ Americans, the rollback also affects children in need of loving homes and the same-sex couples who are willing to adopt them. Tap link in bio to continue on @EDGEmedianetwork ?️‍?⁠
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