Hillary Clinton has become the first presidential candidate from a major party to write an op-ed for an LGBT newspaper. 

 

Clinton explained where she stands on issues of LGBT equality, while highlighting some of her goals should she be elected President.

 

"…the simple truth is that even now, in 2016, there are still too many states in America where LGBT people can be fired or evicted from their home because of who they are or who they love," she wrote. "Pennsylvania is one of them. Here, you can get married on Sunday and fired on Monday, just for being gay or transgender. That goes against everything we stand for as a country."

 

Of course, she pointed out that her chief rival, Donald Trump, would do little for the LGBT community.

 

"He would rip away so much of the progress we’ve made," she argued. "He would appoint Supreme Court justices who would overturn marriage equality and rescind many of President Obama’s executive orders -- including those protecting LGBT people."

 

Trump's running mate, Mike Pence, was also targeted. 

 

"As governor of Indiana, Pence supported a bill that legalized discrimination against LGBT people," she said. "As a member of Congress, he voted against expanding the definition of hate crimes to include sexual orientation and gender identity. He opposed the repeal of 'Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,' saying doing so would be 'social experimentation.' And he’s said that homosexuality would bring about 'societal collapse.'"

 

She promised to work on passing the Equality Act; the bill would ban, on the federal level, discrimination based on sexuality and gender identity in the areas of employment, housing, education and federal funding.

 

"It would finally provide LGBT people full federal non-discrimination protections in housing, employment and so much more. I know that differences of opinion on LGBT equality still exist in the hearts of some Americans, but they should not exist under our laws. As president, I’ll be your partner in bringing about the vision of the inclusive nation that advocates, activists and allies have been seeking for decades."

 

You can read the full article here.

 

To be fair, Trump has also spoken out on issues pertaining to the LGBT community.

 

According to Salon, Trump "supported legal recognition for same-sex domestic partners, amending the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to include LGBT people, and the repeal of 'Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.' His 2000 book, The America We Deserve, even hinted at the possibility of non-discrimination protections in the workplace to protect LGBT employees."

 

But he also promised to stack the US Supreme Court with conservative judges in order to repeal same-sex marriage laws in the country. And he promised to overturn Obama's executive order that forbids Federal contractors from discriminating against people on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity. And he wants to ban trans individuals from serving the military. And he said he would consider a country-wide "Religious Freedom" law, allowing people to discriminate against gays and lesbians as long as it's because of sincerely held religious beliefs. And he's literally the color of a pumpkin!

 

But regardless of who you support, make sure you vote. (Yes, even porn bloggers are obligated to say that. It's somewhere in the US Constitution. No, really!)