President Donald Trump’s announcement that he plans to roll back federal protections for transgender students Wednesday caught almost no one by surprise. Still, lawmakers, advocacy groups and celebrities were united in their disdain for the move, which reverses former President Barack Obama’s directive requiring schools to allow trans students to use restrooms that correspond with their gender identity. The Family Research Council’s Tony Perkins argued that Trump’s withdrawal of the trans protections wasn’t anti-LGBTQ, but rather “pro-democracy,” in a Thursday blog post. Speaking to WND, the attorney deemed Obama’s directive “a lawless act” that was an example of the previous administration’s attempt to impose the LGBTQ “agenda” on public schools. American Family Association radio host Bryan Fischer, who is no stranger to anti-LGBTQ declarations, first tweeted his support Thursday.

Source: Huffington Post February 24, 2017 21:11 UTC