➤ IOWA FORUM, from p.6
Ask, Don’t Tell. He said he would
“end the war on trans Americans
coming from this White House,”
sign the Equality Act “the moment
that it hits my desk,” and
appoint an administration with
people who value “the freedom to
be who you are and love who you
love.” Like some others, he said his
administration would ban conversion
therapy.
When asked about how to improve
healthcare for LGBTQ people
in rural areas, Buttigieg said
he would establish “health equity
zones,” which he said would send
federal dollars to identify and address
healthcare disparities in
marginalized communities.
Buttigieg is opposed to Medicare
for All — characterizing his
approach as Medicare for All Who
Want It — and has recently started
attacking Warren and Vermont
Senator Berne Sanders for their
support of it, saying during a debate
this month the pair “don’t
trust the American people” to
make their healthcare decisions.
Former Housing and Urban Development
Secretary Julián Castro
said he would create a task force
specifi cally to investigate the deaths
of transgender women of color.
He also said he would ban discrimination
in foster care systems
and would end the practice of mistreating
HIV-positive immigrants
seeking asylum.
Author Marianne Williamson,
Senator Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota,
and former Pennsylvania
Congressmember Joe Sestak of
Pennsylvania were also among the
forum’s participants.
Sanders did not attend due to
a prior commitment to visit three
historically black colleges and universities
in North and South Carolina
as well as the International
Civil Rights Center and Museum
in Greensboro. Entrepreneur Andrew
Yang and former Texas Congressmember
Beto O’Rourke also
did not attend.
The candidates will again discuss
queer issues on October 11,
National Coming Out Day, when
CNN hosts a town hall dubbed
“Power of Pride.” That event is slated
to begin at 7 p.m. and conclude
at 11:30 p.m.
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When asked about her record of opposing trans-affi rming surgery, Senator Kamala Harris of California
pointed to the policies of her state’s Department of Correction.
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Out gay South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg, the only out candidate in the race, said he would sign the
Equality Act “the moment that it hits my desk.”
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