In July 2014, President Barack Obama signed
Executive Order 13672 that prohibits federal contractors from
discriminating on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity.
Obama's action amended Lyndon Johnson's executive order (EO)
from 1965, which barred discrimination on the basis of race and sex,
color, religion and national origin. Obama's 2014 EO forms part of what
many have called his historic legacy on LGBTQ rights.
Prior to taking office, Donald Trump proclaimed he would protect LGBTQ Americans and stated publicly that the Supreme Court's ruling on same-sex marriage was "settled." However, just hours after he took the oath of office, LGBTQ content was removed from federal websites.
And on Monday, in response to a direct question about whether Trump
would undo Obama's 2014 executive order, Press Secretary Sean Spicer
said, "I don't know on that one."
This uncertainty is troubling to advocates and policy experts. When
asked what he anticipates the next move of the administration will be,
Human Rights Campaign Government Affairs Director David Stacy said, "We
don't know. We don't have an answer. It is something they have talked
about in broad terms, repealing all of Barack Obama's executive orders
[and] reducing regulation by 75 percents."
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