The White House announced Tuesday morning that President Donald Trump will keep in place the Obama administration’s policy protecting LGBT federal contractors from workplace discrimination
“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,” a statement from the White House reads. “The President is proud to have been the first ever GOP nominee to mention the LGBTQ community in his nomination acceptance speech, pledging then to protect the community from violence and oppression.”
The order signed by President Obama in 2014 prevents federal contractors from discriminating against LGBT employees.
Trump has also said that he believes the Supreme Court decision legalizing gay marriage nationwide is the law of the land. And he said last year that North Carolina’s controversial anti-LGBT law was “unnecessary” before softening his language and labeling it a state issue.
