{"id":1003421,"date":"2019-01-16T12:12:57","date_gmt":"2019-01-16T16:12:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/democrats.org\/?p=1003421"},"modified":"2024-05-23T20:10:54","modified_gmt":"2024-05-23T20:10:54","slug":"dnc-on-the-trump-administration-supporting-anti-lgbtq-discrimination","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/dnc-on-the-trump-administration-supporting-anti-lgbtq-discrimination\/","title":{"rendered":"DNC on the Trump Administration Supporting Anti-LGBTQ Discrimination"},"content":{"rendered":"<p dir=\"ltr\">Second Lady Karen Pence began teaching art at Immanuel Christian School, which <a href=\"https:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/entry\/karen-pence-immanuel-christian-school_us_5c3e62c2e4b0922a21d99f58\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/entry\/karen-pence-immanuel-christian-school_us_5c3e62c2e4b0922a21d99f58&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1548949672826000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFNnN8LmwyAzSvZnw12oyFuZ06b4A\">refuses<\/a> admission to LGBTQ students and allies and forces prospective employees to sign a pledge not to engage in \u201chomosexual or lesbian activity or transgender identity.\u201d In response, DNC LGBTQ Media Director Lucas Acosta issued the following statement:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cMike Pence has repeatedly supported anti-LGBTQ groups and treated us like second-class citizens. It is no surprise that the Second Lady holds the same values.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cSchool should be a place where every child feels welcome, free to identify, and empowered to learn without fear or distraction. No child should fear expulsion, discrimination or any other retribution by school officials for coming out or allying with LGBTQ people. By teaching at a school that bans LGBTQ parents, teachers, students and allies, Karen Pence is actively supporting and promoting an institution that endorses discrimination. And this is just the latest example of this administration using its power and platform to discriminate against the LGBTQ community.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cAs leaders of this country, the Pences should promote values of acceptance, inclusivity and diversity rather than divisiveness and exclusion.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"yj6qo ajU\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Second Lady Karen Pence began teaching art at Immanuel Christian School, which refuses admission to LGBTQ students and allies and forces prospective employees to sign a pledge not to engage in \u201chomosexual or lesbian activity or transgender identity.\u201d In response, DNC LGBTQ Media Director Lucas Acosta issued the following statement: &nbsp; \u201cMike Pence has repeatedly [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":263,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1003421","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-press-release"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.0 - 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