Trump’s Celebration of L.G.B.T. Rights Is Met With Criticism – The New York Times

Trump’s Celebration of L.G.B.T. Rights Is Met With Criticism  The New York Times

WASHINGTON — President Trump has said that his administration would lead an effort to decriminalize homosexuality around the world, eliciting condemnation from activists who pointed to the administration’s moves to dismantle protections for gay, bisexual and transgender people. The administration also stood “in solidarity with the many LGBT people who live in dozens of countries worldwide that punish, imprison, or even execute individuals on the basis of their sexual orientation,” Mr. Trump said on Friday on Twitter, nodding to Pride Month for the first time since he took office. In remarks…