{"id":136084,"date":"2022-09-26T08:37:39","date_gmt":"2022-09-26T12:37:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/?p=136084"},"modified":"2022-09-26T08:38:56","modified_gmt":"2022-09-26T12:38:56","slug":"heres-how-primo-cultural-marxist-barack-obama-created-the-lgbtqia-catastrophe-sweeping-across-the-usa-and-irreparably-tearing-the-social-fabric-of-america","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/?p=136084","title":{"rendered":"<h3><b>Here&#8217;s how PRIMO cultural marxist Barack Obama created the LGBTQIA catastrophe sweeping across the USA while irreparably tearing the social fabric of America.<\/b><\/h3>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Fact sheet on Obama\u2019s Record Re: Transgenderism<\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><i>\u201cWe are big and vast and diverse; a nation of people with different backgrounds and beliefs, different experiences and stories, but bound by our shared ideal that no matter who you are or what you look like, how you started off, or how and who you love, America is a place where you can write your own destiny.\u201d President Obama, June 26, 2015<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Since taking office, President Obama and his Administration have made historic strides to expand opportunities and advance equality and justice for all Americans, including Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) Americans. From major legislative achievements to historic court victories to important policy changes, the President has fought to promote the equal rights of all Americans \u2014 no matter who they are or who they love. That commitment to leveling the playing field and ensuring equal protection under the law is the bedrock principle this nation was founded on and has guided the President\u2019s actions in support of all Americans. And the progress the Administration has made mirrors the changing views of the American people, who recognize that fairness and justice demand equality for all, including LGBT Americans.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The Obama Administration\u2019s record on social progress and equality includes:<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Preventing Bullying and Hate Crimes against LGBT Americans<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<ul class=\"ul1\">\n<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s1\">Overcoming years of partisan gridlock, the President worked with Congress to pass and sign into law the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act into law in October 2009, which extends the coverage of Federal hate crimes law to include attacks based on the victim\u2019s actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s1\">The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) collaborated with five other federal departments to establish a federal task force on bullying. One of the results was the creation of the website \u2013 &gt;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.StopBullying.gov\"><span class=\"s3\">www.StopBullying.gov<\/span><\/a>. The site includes <a href=\"http:\/\/www.stopbullying.gov\/at-risk\/groups\/lgbt\/\"><span class=\"s3\">resources and assistance for LGBT youth<\/span><\/a>, including examples of community groups that offer support and options to seek counseling. As part of the first-ever White House Conference on Bullying Prevention, the task force also <a href=\"http:\/\/www.itgetsbetter.org\/video\/entry\/yxc-tc97xxa\/\"><span class=\"s3\">funded a video<\/span><\/a> called \u201cIt Gets Better\u201d to address LGBT youth who have been bullied and are at risk of depression and suicide.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s1\">The U.S. Department of Education hosted five summits on strategies for protecting students, including LGBT students, from bullying and harassment. These events included an LGBT Youth Summit in 2011 and a meeting with transgender students in June 2015, with a sixth summit scheduled for August 2016.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Supporting LGBT Health<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<ul class=\"ul1\">\n<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s1\">In June 2009, President Obama <a href=\"https:\/\/obamawhitehouse.archives.gov\/the-press-office\/memorandum-heads-executive-departments-and-agencies-federal-benefits-and-non-discri\"><span class=\"s3\">issued a directive<\/span><\/a> on same-sex domestic partner benefits, opening the door for the State Department to extend the full range of legally available benefits and allowances to same-sex domestic partners of members of the Foreign Service sent to serve abroad. The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) also expanded federal benefits for same-sex partners of federal employees and allowed same-sex domestic partners to apply for long-term care insurance.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s1\">In March 2010, the Affordable Care Act was signed into law by President Obama and ensures that Americans have secure, stable, and affordable insurance. Insurance companies are no longer able to discriminate against anyone due to a pre-existing condition, and because of the law, insurers can no longer turn someone away just because he or she is lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s1\">The federal website, HealthCare.gov, designed to help all consumers find the health insurance best suited to their needs, makes it easy to locate health insurers that cover domestic partners.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s1\">The Affordable Care Act also makes it easier for people living with HIV and AIDS to obtain Medicaid and private health insurance and overcome barriers to care from qualified providers.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s1\">President Obama developed and released the <a href=\"https:\/\/obamawhitehouse.archives.gov\/the-press-office\/2015\/07\/30\/fact-sheet-national-hivaids-strategy-updated-2020\"><span class=\"s3\">first comprehensive National HIV\/AIDS Strategy<\/span><\/a> for the United States in 2010, updated it through 2020, and is implementing it to address the disparities faced especially by gay and bisexual men of all races and ethnicities and transgender women of color.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s1\">The President has supported legislative efforts to <a href=\"https:\/\/obamawhitehouse.archives.gov\/blog\/2015\/04\/08\/petition-response-conversion-therapy\"><span class=\"s3\">ban the use of so-called \u201cconversion therapy\u201d against minors<\/span><\/a> and released a Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration <a href=\"http:\/\/www.samhsa.gov\/newsroom\/press-announcements\/201510150630\"><span class=\"s3\">(SAMHSA) study<\/span><\/a> condemning the practice. This report, which was developed in collaboration with the American Psychological Association and a panel of behavioral health experts, is the first federal in-depth review of conversion therapy. As SAMHSA reported, variations in sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender expression are normal. Conversion therapy is not effective, reinforces harmful gender stereotypes, and is not an appropriate mental health treatment.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s1\">HHS funded the Services and Advocacy for LGBT Elders (SAGE) to establish the first <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lgbtagingcenter.org\"><span class=\"s3\">national resource center for older LGBT individuals<\/span><\/a>. This center supports communities across the country as they aim to serve the estimated 1.5 to 4 million LGBT individuals who are 60 and older. This center provides information, assistance and resources at the state and community levels.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s1\">HHS now requires all hospitals receiving Medicare or Medicaid funds \u2013 just about every hospital in America \u2013 to allow visitation rights for LGBT patients. The President also directed HHS to ensure that medical decision-making rights of LGBT patients are respected.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Repealing Don\u2019t Ask, Don\u2019t Tell<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<ul class=\"ul1\">\n<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s1\">The President signed bipartisan legislation to repeal Don\u2019t Ask Don\u2019t Tell on December 22, 2010, allowing gay, lesbian, and bisexual Americans to serve openly in the Armed Forces without fear of being dismissed from service because of who they are and who they love, putting in motion the end of a discriminatory policy that ran counter to American values.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Ending the Legal Defense of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA)<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<ul class=\"ul1\">\n<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s1\">In February 2011, the President and Attorney General announced that the Department of Justice would no longer defend the Defense of Marriage Act\u2019s provision defining marriage as only between a man and woman, leading to the Supreme Court\u2019s landmark decisions holding the Act unconstitutional.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s1\">After the <i>United States v. Windsor<\/i> decision, in which the Supreme Court struck down Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act as unconstitutional, the President instructed the Cabinet to review over 1,000 federal statutes and regulations to ensure the decision was implemented swiftly and smoothly by the federal government to recognize the rights of same-sex couples.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s1\">The Administration has long advocated for a Constitutional guarantee of marriage equality for same-sex couples\u2014a position the Supreme Court vindicated in its historic decision in <i>Obergefell v. Hodges<\/i>.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s1\">In October 2015, after the Supreme Court\u2019s decision in <i>Obergefell v. Hodges<\/i>, the U.S. Department of the Treasury <a href=\"https:\/\/www.treasury.gov\/press-center\/press-releases\/Pages\/jl0227.aspx\"><span class=\"s3\">announced proposed regulations<\/span><\/a> implementing the Supreme Court\u2019s same-sex marriage decision for federal tax purposes to ensure all individuals would be treated equally under the law.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s1\">After the Supreme Court issued a decision in <i>Obergerfell v. Hodges<\/i>, the Social Security Administration (SSA) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ssa.gov\/people\/same-sexcouples\/\"><span class=\"s3\">began to recognize all valid same-sex marriages<\/span><\/a> for purposes of determining entitlement to Social Security benefits or eligibility for Supplemental Security Income. SSA continues to work closely with the LGBT advocacy community to conduct outreach to ensure that same-sex couples are aware of how same-sex marriage affects benefits.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Protecting LGBT Americans against Discrimination<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<ul class=\"ul1\">\n<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s1\">In July 2014, the President <a href=\"https:\/\/obamawhitehouse.archives.gov\/blog\/2014\/07\/21\/president-obama-signs-new-executive-order-protect-lgbt-workers\"><span class=\"s3\">signed an Executive Order<\/span><\/a> prohibiting federal contractors from discriminating against any employee or applicant for employment \u201cbecause of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or national origin,\u201d continuing to set an example as a model employer that does right by its employees.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s1\">The Administration has taken unprecedented steps to protect and promote the rights of transgender and gender non-conforming Americans. These actions have included:<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span>\n<ul class=\"ul1\">\n<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s1\">The release of joint guidance from the U.S. Departments of Education and Justice to provide educators with the information they requested to ensure that all students, including transgender students, can attend school in an environment free from discrimination. Additionally, the Department of Education published <a href=\"http:\/\/www2.ed.gov\/about\/offices\/list\/oese\/oshs\/emergingpractices.pdf?utm_name=\"><span class=\"s3\">Examples of Policies and Emerging Practices Guide for Supporting Transgender Students<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s1\">The issuance of guidance from the Department of Justice that concluded that the prohibition against sex discrimination in Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 encompasses claims of discrimination on the basis of gender identity, including transgender status.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s1\">Agencies, including OPM, the State Department, SSA, and HHS, took various actions to ensure that transgender Americans were treated fairly and without discrimination in the workplace, in official documents, and in the health care system.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Taking Steps to Ensure LGBT Equality in Housing and Crime Prevention<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<ul class=\"ul1\">\n<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s1\">In 2009, HUD commissioned the first-ever national study of discrimination against members of the LGBT community in the renting and sale of housing. The Department also launched a website to allow citizens to offer comments on housing discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity. Since then, HUD has <a href=\"https:\/\/obamawhitehouse.archives.gov\/blog\/2011\/10\/13\/hud-addresses-lgbt-housing-discrimination\"><span class=\"s3\">continuously worked to address LGBT housing discrimination<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s1\">In January 2012 and in 2015, the President issued a final rule and subsequent guidance to ensure that the Department of Housing and Urban Development\u2019s core housing programs and services are open to all persons regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s1\">HUD\u2019s <i>Equal Access Rule<\/i> makes it clear that housing that is financed or insured by HUD must be made available without regard to actual or perceived sexual orientation, gender identity, or marital status. It also prohibits owners and operators of HUD-funded housing, or housing whose financing was insured by HUD, from inquiring about an applicant\u2019s sexual orientation or gender identity or denying housing on that basis. In addition, the guidance makes clear that sexual orientation and gender identity should not and cannot be part of any lending decision when it comes to getting an FHA-insured mortgage.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s1\">In 2013, HUD teamed up with the <a href=\"http:\/\/truecolorsfund.org\/news\/lgbtq-prevention-initiative\"><span class=\"s3\">True Colors Fund<\/span><\/a> to give LGBT youth a safe space to be their true selves. Over the next two years, the initiative has developed and evaluated strategies to prevent lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender youth from becoming homeless or intervene as early as possible once they do become homeless.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s1\">The Justice Department issued guidance stating that Federal prosecutors should enforce criminal provisions in the Violence Against Women Act in cases involving same-sex relationships.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s1\">In December 2015, the Department of Justice issued <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/opa\/pr\/justice-department-issues-guidance-identifying-and-preventing-gender-bias-law-enforcement\"><span class=\"s3\">Guidance on Identifying and Preventing Gender Bias in Law Enforcement Response to Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence<\/span><\/a>. The guidance serves two key purposes.\u00a0 First, it aims to examine how gender bias can undermine the response of law enforcement agencies to sexual assault and domestic violence.\u00a0 Second, it provides a set of basic principles that \u2013 if integrated into law enforcement agencies\u2019 policies, trainings and practices \u2013 will help ensure that gender bias, either intentionally or unintentionally, does not undermine efforts to keep victims safe and hold offenders accountable.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Advancing and Protecting the Rights of LGBT Persons around the World<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<ul class=\"ul1\">\n<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s1\">The Obama Administration continues to engage systematically with governments around the world to advance the rights of LGBT persons. The Administration\u2019s leadership has included various public statements and resolutions at the UN.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s1\">President Obama has also issued a <a href=\"https:\/\/obamawhitehouse.archives.gov\/the-press-office\/2011\/12\/06\/presidential-memorandum-international-initiatives-advance-human-rights-l\"><span class=\"s3\">presidential memorandum<\/span><\/a> that directs all Federal agencies engaged abroad to ensure that U.S. diplomacy and foreign assistance promote and protect the human rights of LGBT persons.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s1\">The Department of State continues to grow the Global Equality Fund, a multi-sector public-private partnership to advance the human rights of LGBT persons globally.\u00a0 Since the Fund was launched in December 2011, it has allocated over $30 million to civil society organizations in 80 countries worldwide.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s1\">USAID, the U.S. government agency primarily responsible for delivering international aid and assistance, launched the LGBTI Global Development Partnership and &#8220;Being LGBTI in Asia,&#8221; and funded a range of LGBTI human rights programs. In 2014, USAID released its LGBT Vision for Action, a document that communicates USAID\u2019s position on LGBTI issues to internal and external stakeholders.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s1\">In February 2014, USAID appointed a USAID Senior LGBT Coordinator to ensure that the promotion and protection of LGBTI rights is fully integrated into all aspects of USAID&#8217;s vital work overseas.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s1\">In February 2015, the U.S. State Department appointed the first-ever Special Envoy for the Human Rights of LGBTI Persons to lead and coordinate U.S. diplomatic efforts to advance LGBTI rights around the globe.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s1\">The State Department revised its Foreign Affairs Manual to allow same-sex couples to obtain passports under the names recognized by their state through their marriages or civil unions.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Recognizing LGBT History and Contributions<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<ul class=\"ul1\">\n<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s1\">On May 28, 2014, the Department of the Interior <a href=\"https:\/\/www.doi.gov\/news\/pressreleases\/secretary-jewell-announces-new-national-park-service-theme-study-to-interpret-commemorate-sites-related-to-lesbian-gay-bisexual-transgender-history\"><span class=\"s3\">announced a new National Park Service theme study<\/span><\/a> to identify places and events associated with the civil rights struggle of LGBT Americans and ensure that the agency is telling a complete story of America\u2019s heritage and history. The results of the theme study are expected later this year.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s1\">On June 9, 2015, the Henry Gerber House in Chicago, IL was designated a National Historic Landmark. Once the residence of noted gay rights activist Henry Gerber, the home was where the nation&#8217;s first chartered LGBT rights organization, the Society for Human Rights, was formed in 1924. The Henry Gerber House is one of nine LGBT sites that have been designated as a landmark or historic place during the Obama Administration.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-136084","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/136084","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=136084"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/136084\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=136084"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=136084"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=136084"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}