Hillary Clinton blasts Trump on LGBT rights
Source: CNN
Updated 1:31 AM ET, Fri April 21, 2017
Clinton slams Trump on LGBT rights 02:33
Story highlights
Clinton is given an award at an LGBT dinner
She calls for supporters to focus on the 2018 midterm elections
Washington (CNN)...................................
At her speech Thursday evening, she listed several controversial moves by the Republican administration and stressed their importance.
"When this administration rescinded protections for transgender students, my heart broke," Clinton said. "When I learned about the proposed cuts in funding for HIV and AIDS research, I thought about all of our efforts to try and achieve an AIDS-free generation."
Clinton criticized Trump in particular for his decision to nominate Mark Green, who she called an "outspoken opponent" of LGBT rights, to replace former Army Secretary Eric Fanning, the first openly gay man to hold the job.
"Some of the changes that we're seeing should seem small, but they matter a great deal if you're the person affected," Clinton said. "Others carry historic significance, like the future of the Supreme Court."
She called on attendees to participate in organizations that would foster progress on human rights and for the United States to call out abuses of gay people abroad, like the reported homophobic killings in Chechnya. She said due to the Trump administration's posture on gay rights, people needed to "never stop fighting" and focus on winning upcoming elections, from the midterms on.
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