Does trump want to repeal the gay marriage act

Fights over how to handle changes to both abortion and same-sex marriage dominated the lead-up to the GOP changing its national policy platform, something that generally happens every four years alongside presidential elections. By Matt Dixon and Vaughn Hillyard.

On same-sex marriage, the Trump-aligned platform committee also approved changes opposed by social conservative in the party. This legislation repealed the Defense of Marriage Act, including its definition of marriage as a “union between one man and one woman,” ensuring federal recognition of same-sex marriages.

Profile My News Sign Out. Sign In Create your free profile. Skip to Content. Two safeguards in place will make it difficult to dismantle same-sex marriage: a Supreme Court ruling and federal law. Latest Stories U. Get more news Live on. In order for same-sex marriage to get rolled back during the Trump administration, the Supreme Court — and Congress — would have to act.

Search Search. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. Mike Waltz, R-Fla. Anything they do, I wish them luck, but I have nothing to do with them. With Trump in office and a majority of conservative-leaning justices on the bench, will the marriage rights the LGBTQ+ community fought so hard for slip away?

NBC News Logo. In a statement, top Trump advisers said the platform represents his vision for the Republican Party headed into the election cycle. One issue that did get some attention during the roughly three-hour meeting was the potential use of military forces on the southern border, something a handful of platform committee members said could raise legal issues.

The proposed platform is just 16 pages, significantly shorter than the more than page current document. IE 11 is not supported. It represents a significant switch for the Republican Party, which has been grappling with how to handle its stance on abortion since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v.

Despite Trump’s recent flurry of (possibly illegal) executive orders seeking to overturn the 14th Amendment and federal anti-discrimination laws, Pizer would expect Lambda Legal and other. The new draft party platform, which still must get approval from the full Republican National Committee, came after the Trump campaign made a quiet push to keep those seen as too socially conservative off the platform committee out of concern that they would make a vocal push for things like a federal abortion ban, which has consistently been unpopular in public polling.

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