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What does Trump's win mean for LGBT people in the US?

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Trump's new attack on the LGBT community is a big one. And it leaves no nuance about where his loyalties stand. read more

Trump has promised to nominate Supreme Court justices in the model of Antonin Scalia, one of the high court’s most anti-LGBT jurists. With Gavin Grimm’s case coming before the court next year, that doesn’t bode well for the transgender community. read more

Donald Trump’s plan for the Supreme Court also raises questions of an impact on LGBT rights. As President, he is likely to be responsible for filling two or three seats on the highest court in the US, where most LGBT rights battles have been decided by a narrow 5-4 majority. read more

Trump said transgender people should be protected under the law but rejected the use of federal law to do so, saying it should be left to the states. Even if Trump rescinds the Obama administration's guidance, the laws upon which it was based won't change, said David Stacy, Government Affairs Director of HRC. read more

Once a moderate on LGBT issues, Trump has wholesale adopted of a number of hardline evangelical policy planks. His running mate Mike Pence has confirmed a plan to dismantle Barack Obama’s protections for LGBT people, as part of an ‘immediate’ review of executive orders issued by President Obama. read more