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The Trump administration's "divide and conquer" approach to LGBTQ rights

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Many of President Trump 's directives this term have explicitly prioritizes eroding LGBTQ rights.

LGBTQ advocates say the president ran for president on an age-old platform of "divide and conquer" Some lawmakers in Tennessee , Texas and other states have pushed legislation to restrict access to sports teams for transgender people.

Advocates say attitudes toward LGBTQ people from the nation's highest office are contributing to higher incidences of violence against LGBTQ people.

"Overall, it is clearly an anti-LGBTQ administration," GLAAD's Sarah-Kate Ellis says.

The White House says it's delivering on every campaign promise supported by 77 million voters.

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