The Democratic Party has unveiled its platform for November’s elections and it is the most LGBT+ inclusive ever. The party makes major pledges to reverse President Donald Trump’s anti-LGBT+ policies.
Meanwhile it pledges to ban ‘conversion therapy’, pass the Equality Act and make America a world leader in LGBT+ rights. Moreover, it recognizes the differing needs of various parts of the community in more detail than ever before.
In particular it refers to ‘non-binary’ and ‘non-conforming’ people and recognizes intersectionality, talking about ‘trans people of color’, for example.
Symbolizing this commitment to tackling discrimination in the US, the opening section says: ‘We will never amplify or legitimize the voices of racism, misogyny,