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Trump won't overturn Obama order offering LGBT workplace protections

By Michelle Ewing
Jan 31, 2017

President Donald Trump will continue to enforce a 2014 executive order signed by then-President Barack Obama that offers protections for LGBT people working for federal contractors, the White House announced Tuesday.

Trump "is determined to protect the rights of all Americans, including the LGBTQ community," the White House said in a statement. "President Trump continues to be respectful and supportive of LGBTQ rights, just as he was throughout the election."

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The order prohibits federal contractors from discriminating against workers based on sexual orientation or gender identity.

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