During an interview, the new Human Rights Campaign leader, Alfonso David, said President Trump is 'the worst president on LGBTQ issues ever' and that he is 'attacking people for who they are.'
Referring to President Trump's rollback of several Obama-era protections, the head of the Human Rights Campaign called Trump"the worst president on LGBTQ issues ever" on Thursday., a news show airing on Hill.TV, HRC president Alphonso David made the comment, pointing to Trump administration's new rule that would allow faith-based foster care and adoption groups to exclude LGBT parents,Hill.
He also argued that perceived discrimination is happening within a number of federal agencies, including the Department of Labor. The discrimination he pointed to was how the Labor Department proposed a rule in August that allowed"religion-exercising organizations" with federal contracts to raise religious exemptions if they were accused of biased hiring practices.But David said the proposed rule would give these groups a"blanket license to discriminate."
"If you are providing a service to the public, you can't allow these agencies to be essentially discriminating against same-sex couples or discriminating against women," he
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