Thread by @Hegemommy

There is going to be a lot of talk about the Biden-Harris Executive Orders dropping today and I am HERE FOR IT including the protections against sexual orientation and gender identity discrimination. THIS ONE IS A BIG DEAL HERE IS WHY

Remember in June when SCOTUS Justice Neil Gorsuch momentarily became a progressive folk hero for his role in authoring the Court's decision that said employers couldn't fire you for being gay or trans? Here's a refresher

rewirenewsgroup.com/article/2019/1…

That decision was really good news! OF COURSE your boss shouldn't be able to fire you because of who you are. Remember when the Court said no your boss isn't just trying to enforce a "dress code" at work they are actively being a discriminatory dillweed? THAT WAS GREAT

But that great decision was really narrow. There are lots of areas of the law where sexual orientation and gender identity are not protected. Like housing! Today's EO takes the first step in getting those broader protections into federal law

This is a process familiar to the Biden-Harris team. During the Obama years when there was a hostile Congress the Obama administration did A LOT to advance LGBTQ rights via the executive branch

rewirenewsgroup.com/article/2015/1…

And the fact that Pres Biden nominated Vanita Gupta and Kristen Clarke to key positions within the Department of Justice is a clear signal that this administration intends to pick back up where the Obama administration left off and that is a breath of fresh air

The Federalists Society bootlickers didn't let the last four years of packing the courts happen for naught, though. There will be fights over these orders and everything the Biden-Harris Administration plans to do

But let's absolutely not forget that on DAY ONE of the Biden-Harris Administration among the first actions it took was to protect LGBTQ folks when one of the first actions of the outgoing administration was the polar opposite

Congress needs to finish the job and pass the Equality Act which would make it clear that sexual orientation and gender identity are protected from discrimination. So that's the next step!

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But today feels so, so good and we should just all enjoy the moment. ❤️