A preview of what’s to come? How Kansas’ rollback of LGBT rights could happen nationwideAs Sam Brown

A preview of what’s to come? How Kansas’ rollback of LGBT rights could happen nationwideAs Sam Brownback reverses progress in Kansas, there’s reason to fear the right-wing backlash won’t stop there“Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback came under withering criticism this week after he issued an executive order repealing former Gov. Kathleen Sebelius’ non-discrimination protections for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender state employees. While the move was par for the course from the inveterate culture warrior, Brownback’s order was notable for how discordant it was with the rest of the country’s progress toward full equality for its LGBT citizens. But the developments in Kansas offer a preview of what could very conceivably happen nationwide if the country elects a Republican president next year.Because Congress has yet to pass legislation making it illegal to discriminate against LGBT workers, it is technically only the policy of the current administration not to allow anti-LGBT discrimination. Now, Obama’s order will still be in effect after he leaves office at noon on January 20, 2017 — but just as Obama wielded his power to ban employment discrimination, his successor could use his or hers to overturn his order.”Read the full piece here -- source link

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