Mixed signals from the White House on gay rights and religious
exemptions have put two constituencies on edge: LGBTQ advocates already
wary of President Donald Trump and social conservatives determined to
hold him to his campaign promises.
Recent developments have left both groups anxious and uncertain.
Last week, Trump pledged to maintain President Barack Obama's job protections for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender federal employees, and the White House touted him as a protector of the broader LGBTQ community.
Soon after, Trump nominated Judge Neil Gorsuch
to the U.S. Supreme Court, which cheered conservatives because of the
nominee's past support for broad religious exemptions. Then a draft
executive order on religious exemptions was leaked; among other things,
it would have boosted protections for those with faith objections to gay
marriage while undercutting LGBTQ gains made under Obama.
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