"This report could spell future trouble within the Trump administration,
particularly as Vice President Mike Pence is known for his evangelical beliefs and socially conservative views."
TRUMP'S DAUGHTER AND SON-IN-LAW STRONGLY SUPPORT LGBT RIGHTS
(Friday Church News Notes, February 10, 2017,
www.wayoflife.org, fbns@wayoflife.org, 866-295-4143) -
The following is excerpted from "Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner worked to sink LGBT order," Politico,
Feb. 3, 2017: "Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump helped lead the charge to
scuttle a draft executive order that would have overturned Obama-era
enforcements of LGBT rights in the workplace, multiple sources with
knowledge of the situation told POLITICO. A draft executive order on
LGBT rights that outlines how to roll back former
President Barack Obama's protections and expand legal exemptions based
on religious beliefs has been circulating among journalists and worried
progressive groups this week. But two sources close to Kushner and
Ivanka Trump, who have a record of supporting gay rights, said the
couple favored putting out a clear statement from the president,
promising to uphold the 2014 Obama executive order and stopping the
momentum for the turnaround in its tracks. On Tuesday
night, the White House released a
statement saying that 'President Donald J. Trump is determined to
protect the rights of all Americans, including the LGBTQ community.
President Trump continues to be respectful and supportive of LGBTQ
rights, just as he was throughout the election.' ... Trump, the first
Republican nominee to feature an openly gay speaker at his convention,
did not highlight action on religious freedom."
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Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner Said to Have Helped Thwart L.G.B.T. Rights Rollback
