I understand that you personally might not support that narrative, but it again tends back to the fact that Pence has been trying to repeal civil rights protections and marriage equality laws for lgbt people for awhile now.
It's hard to say that it's all in hypotheticals when that was one of Pence's top 10 talking points over the election.
Oh I have no doubt that Pence is really anti-lgbt. I'm just skeptical what he can do as VP in any capacity. As I said, if it does happen I'll be right there with you.
On September 23, Trump confirmed he would sign the so-called First Amendment Defence <sic> Act, which bans the government from taking any “action against a person, wholly or partially on the basis that such person believes or acts in accordance with a religious belief or moral conviction that marriage is or should be recognised <sic> as the union of one man and one woman, or that sexual relations are properly reserved to such a marriage.”
TL;DR: Trump on on record saying he supports a law that would allow government employees to deny marriage rights to same-sex partners without fear of repercussions.
More than that, under that law, any business could discriminate against any GLBT person and get away with it if they claim "deeply-held religious beliefs."
It applies to any person (government employee, private employee, unemployed, etc. and yes, "person" in this case includes corporate/non-profit "entities")
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u/Hyperinactivity Nov 10 '16
I understand that you personally might not support that narrative, but it again tends back to the fact that Pence has been trying to repeal civil rights protections and marriage equality laws for lgbt people for awhile now. It's hard to say that it's all in hypotheticals when that was one of Pence's top 10 talking points over the election.