Obama Era protections for transgender youths dropped by Trump administration

Late Friday night, less than 48 hours after Jeff Sessions was confirmed as Donald Trump's Attorney General, the Department of Justice took direct aim at transgender students. The Trump Administration immediately dropped its objections to a nationwide hold on Obama era protections for transgender youth, signaling their intent to undermine the basic equality of transgender students — from participating on sports teams to accessing restrooms during the school day to protecting a student from being outed as transgender by a teacher.

More Information via The Human Rights Campaign website

Disgusting but not surprised

I hope that everyone who bothered to click on this thread took the time out to go to the Human Rights Campaign website and either donated or added their name to Stand Up For Transgender Youth.

If you care to do so I am providing a direct link below:

Add Your Name To Stand Up for Transgender Youth

~ namaste

Updated On: 2/15/17 at 10:25 AM

AC126748 said: "They're going to keep out the foreigners who want to kill is--it's too much competition for the Americans who want to kill us!"

Why should they get to do jobs Americans are willing and able to do?!