Gay president 20 years off, says former US Congressman Barney Frank | Malay Mail

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LONDON, Aug 14 — The United States will elect an LGBT+ president, but it might take another 20 years before the rainbow flag flies metaphorically over the White House, according to former Congressman and veteran civil rights campaigner Barney Frank. Attitudes toward the LGBT+ community have...

Friday, 14 Aug 2020 02:38 PM MYT

Attitudes toward the LGBT+ community have shifted “significantly” since he was first elected to Congress from the northeastern state of Massachusetts in 1981, Frank said. Even under Republican President Donald Trump, whose administration has pushed some anti-LGBT+ policies, “we have made some progress,” Frank said, citing the recent US Supreme Court ruling in favour of LGBT+ workplace anti-discrimination laws.If elected president, Democrat Joe Biden would repeal the current US ban on new trans personnel in the military, Frank said, suggesting the military and Republicans would not object.

The Dodd–Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, named for him and former Sen Chris Dodd, created new regulatory bodies and directed existing agencies to write hundreds of regulations aimed at creating stability in the financial markets.

 

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