Elizabeth Warren is talking about LGBTQ Equality and LGBTQ Rights.
Warren dropped her full list of plans ahead of tonight’s CNN/HRC Town Hall on LGBTQ Equality. Though, she’s not the only one. Pete Buttigieg did the same thing.
For Warren, she made a “First 100 Days of Presidency” plan to bring back and expand Obama-era protections for the LGBTQ community. It seems her biggest challenge in doing so in preventing “the weaponization of religion to discriminate against or harm LGBTQ+ people.”
“Religious liberty should not be used to shield bigotry. As president, I would fight to pass the Do No Harm Act to return the Religious Freedom Restoration Act to its original goal of protecting religious minorities and further clarify that this law can’t be used to harm LGBTQ+ people,” she wrote.
We've made enormous strides toward equality for LGBTQ+ Americans. But that progress is already under attack, and the path to full equality is far from over. I'll fight alongside organizers and movement leaders until every LGBTQ+ person can thrive free from discrimination. pic.twitter.com/oEBHWVE2Ub
— Elizabeth Warren (@ewarren) October 10, 2019
Warren also announced her plan to fight for the passing of the Equality Act, which has already been passed in the House but not yet the Senate.
“Today, federal law still does not expressly prohibit firing a transgender person because of their gender identity, evicting a bisexual person because their same-sex partner moves in, or deliberately misgendering a non-binary student in the classroom. There should be absolutely no question that LGBTQ+ Americans have equal rights under law,” wrote Warren.
In addition, Warren promised other plans such as supporting LGBTQ youth and families by providing affordable housing, banning discrimination in adoption agencies and child welfare systems, banning conversion therapy nationwide, and caring for LGBTQ elders.
The problems we face are deeply rooted and systemic, so this plan tackles many different areas. From health care to affordable housing, criminal justice reform, and empowering LGBTQ+ workers, I’ll fight to ensure that every LGBTQ+ person has the opportunity to thrive.
— Elizabeth Warren (@ewarren) October 10, 2019
LGBTQ+ youth are more likely to experience a mental health problem and attempt suicide. That’s why I’ll fight to ensure that LGBTQ+ youth and families are supported and protected so they can thrive. They must be treated with dignity, fairness, and love.
— Elizabeth Warren (@ewarren) October 10, 2019
Returning power to working people will be the overarching goal of my presidency, and I’ll fight to make sure that LGBTQ+ people have an equal share of an economy that works for everyone. I'll take executive action to fight workplace discrimination.
— Elizabeth Warren (@ewarren) October 10, 2019
The criminal justice system should work to ensure safety for all. My plan to reform our criminal justice system recognizes that LGBTQ+ individuals—particularly LGBTQ+ people of color—face unique risks and are disproportionately harmed, and takes steps to reform the status quo.
— Elizabeth Warren (@ewarren) October 10, 2019
The Trump administration has sought to roll back protections for LGBTQ+ people around the world. In my administration, it will end. I'll protect LGBTQ+ asylum seekers and put the full muscle of the State Department behind protecting human rights for LGBTQ+ people globally.
— Elizabeth Warren (@ewarren) October 10, 2019
The path to LGBTQ+ equality is far from over, but shoulder to shoulder, I’ll fight alongside the leaders and organizers who have been at the helm from the very beginning. Because when we organize together, when we fight together, and when we persist together—we can win.
— Elizabeth Warren (@ewarren) October 10, 2019
Wrote Warren:
“Fifty years after transgender women of color Marsha P. Johnson and Sylvia Rivera helped lead the Stonewall Riots, the LGBTQ+ rights movement they launched has made incredible strides towards equality and justice for all… But 50 years after Stonewall, true equality is still far off for LGBTQ+ people.”
“The stakes are high, and people are scared,” she added. “No matter what happens at the Supreme Court, we need a president who will lift up the voices of every LGBTQ+ person, stand up to discrimination, and fight back. And as president, I will fight shoulder to shoulder with them – because no one should ever be unsafe, unheard, or disempowered because of who they are or who they love.”
If you want to read Warren’s full list of plans, you can do so by clicking this link. And don’t forget to watch the CNN/HRC Town Hall on LGBTQ Equality tonight at 7:30 p.m. to 12 a.m. ET on CNN.
