With the nation poised to give Donald Trump the old heave-ho from the White House–one way or another–the Trump administration has issued a new, 11th-hour declaration stripping LGBTQ people of non-discrimination protections.Reporter Dan Avery (formerly of Queerty) writes for NBC News that the Department of Health and Human Services issued a new rule on Tuesday that will allow for social service providers to discriminate based on sexual orientation and gender identity.
The rule will have far-reaching consequences, affecting anything from adoption services to housing services to elder care.Related: Trump’s new lifetime judicial nominee reeeeally hates queers“Even as Trump administration officials abandon ship, HHS has announced yet another.