LGBT Groups: Conservative Christians 'Have No Place in Government'
LGBT activist groups are outraged that the Trump administration's Department of Education invited speakers from two prominent conservative Christian family organizations to participate in a panel discussion on fatherhood held in advance of Father's Day last week.
"To provide a taxpayer-funded platform for these organizations is outrageous," Human Rights Campaign said in a statement provided to Politico. "Families in this country are increasingly diverse, and include those with same-sex parents, and those led by single parents."
GLAAD, another LGBT advocacy group, asserted in a statement shared with Politico that FRC and Focus on the Family's inclusion in last week's Education Department conference shows where Education Secretary Betsy DeVos really lies on LGBT issues....