Merkley leads bill protecting LGBTQ from 'hateful' Trump policies

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – In an effort to protect the LGBTQ+ community from "hateful" policies under the Trump administration, Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) is leading a bill, that he says, will counter anti-LGBTQ+ executive orders.

The No Place for LGBTQ+ Hate Act, which Merkley introduced alongside Congresswoman Becca Balint (D-VT), would ensure that executive orders targeting lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, and other Americans have no effect while also ensuring no...