It’s a rough time for queer religious leaders, and a recent CNN report indicates that the incoming Donald administration is straining their resources like never before. “Things are heating up,” said one rabbi. Of particular concern: not only could their followers lose rights, but they themselves could be negatively impacted by the GOP takeover.
Donald’s popular among certain types — white Christians, for example — which means the Republicans will likely continue their agenda of delivering favors to that demographic. That could mean big trouble for LGBTQ people of all stripes, religious leaders included.
Some officials have been helping queer couples move up wedding dates just in case marriage is banned. (That’s unlikely, though the Republicans could weaken legal protections to the point that marriage doesn’t mean what it once did — in essence, redefining marriage for everyone.)
Donald also said that he’ll sign a bill that would allow people and businesses to disregard nondiscrimination laws when it comes to LGBT couples — including settings like hospitals and shelters. Mike Pence has already shown himself to be a huge fan of turn-away-the-gays laws.
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Other gay clergy expressed concern about queer immigrants, and also hate crimes. Many places of worship have been targeted with pro-Donald vandalism. The incoming Republicans have the potential to hurt a lot of people, and queer religious groups could be the last line of defense for those frequently targeted. “The most vulnerable are more vulnerable,” one person told CNN.
Xzamilloh
I am really ashamed of you, Queerty… the fear mongering was laughable when batshit crazy Christians did it, but to see you engaging in such idiotic pointless nonsense? Gay marriage is legal? Donald Trump has NO power to undo it, nor do any of the buffoons on his roster. SCOTUS isn’t just going to undo a ruling because Agent Orange wants a redo. How about we wait and see if the Trump administration starts rolling the clock back on gay rights before you start with the doom and gloom.
I love how everything is becoming so tied to identity politics. Christians = White oppressive people (but usually men, and Michele Bachmann) with a backwards ideology attacking,women gays and non-Christians.
Muslims = Brown oppressed, people with a backwards ideology attacking women, gays, and non-Muslims, but let’s ignore that or blame it on America.
Chris
In th same way, Xm, women’s right to an abortion is the law of the land. But with so many barriers, that right seems laughably observed through its absence. The same can and will happen to gay marriage if we’re not careful.
no-phonies
Where did you get this, “Donald also said that he’ll sign a bill that would allow people and businesses to disregard nondiscrimination laws when it comes to LGBT couples — including settings like hospitals and shelters”? FAKE NEWS!!!
Xzamilloh
@Chris: How many times have these archaic anti-abortion laws have been rejected once they reached the Circuit Court of Appeals? Hell, half of them haven’t even reached SCOTUS level because they keep getting struck down when challenged. And with Trump already stating that gay marriage is decided and how it wasn’t even at the forefront of presidential issue this cycle, I equate this to fear mongering. I don’t like being put in the position of having to defend that idiot, but we’re in this spot because we had that corporate bought and owned hack as a Democratic nominee and not Bernie Sanders.
I’m not buying into this nonsense because liberals have been wrong about almost everything. We lost the majority with the last midterm elections, and we lost even more this time. We keep doing the same shit and expecting different results.
Ogre Magi
Those religious leaders should never be considered our allies