Selective border security, LGBT ideology: 5 things to know about the omnibus bill
3. It awards millions of dollars to LGBT advocacy groups
A supplemental document outlines earmarks distributed as part of the bill. One recipient organization, the Los Angeles-based TransLatin@ Coalition, is awarded $750,000 by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Employment and Training Administration for “workforce development programs and supportive services.”
The bill does not provide details about the TransLatin@ Coalition but the organization’s website describes it as “a grassroots response to address the specific needs of [transgender and nonconforming and intersex] Latin@ immigrants who live in the United States.” The group has compiled a #TransPolicyAgenda declaring that “TGI communities” around the world “should be free to migrate” to the U.S. “without fear of government terrorism, especially when escaping government violence.”
“We advocate for policy that expands existing medical leave law to include transition related and gender affirming care and protects employees from being denied medical leave for reasons related to recovery from said surgeries,” the agenda continues.
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The U.S. Department of Education will give $1.2 million to the San Diego Community College District, designated for “centers to support LGBT students.” The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has earmarked $105,000 to Big Brothers, Big Sisters of Greater Pittsburgh so it can create a “mentoring program for LGBTQ+ youth.” The agency also gave $856,000 to the LGBT Center in New York City for “facilities and equipment.”
A separate series of earmarks include $3 million for a partnership between the New York Historical Society and the American LGBTQ+ Museum Partnership Project and $750,000 for the Albany, New York-based In Our Own Voices, Inc., to provide “transitional housing and services for LGBT and gender non-conforming people.”
Ryan Foley is a reporter for The Christian Post. He can be reached at: [email protected]
