Beto O’Rourke Announces<br />Plan for LGBTQ Equality Democratic presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke<br />released his sixth official policy proposal on June 12,<br />this time addressing LGBTQ Equality in the United States. His plan is composed of three parts:<br />executive actions he would take, legislation<br />he would enact and global steps he would pursue. O’Rourke pledged to overturn the military ban on<br />transgender people, as well as reverse “deploy or get out,"<br />which discriminates against HIV-positive service men. He also plans to increase protection of<br />LGBTQ students by bringing back previous<br />U.S. Education Department guidance programs. O’Rourke’s emphasized the need to protect transgender<br />women of color, calling for proper police training, as well<br />as the investigation of increased crimes against them. Beto O’Rourke,<br />via statement Legislation wise, O’Rourke has vowed to back<br />the Equality Act, as well as create a universal health<br />care system that is inclusive of LGBTQ people. He would also push for further federal funding<br />of local police to be tied to the mandatory implementation<br />of anti-discrimination and anti-profiling policies. O’Rourke plans to create a global treaty that<br />explicitly protects LGBTQ individuals being persecuted,<br />as well as establish a special envoy for LGBTQ people.
