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LGBT Clergy in the Age of Trump: Protecting the Most Vulnerable

LGBT Clergy in the Age of Trump: Protecting the Most Vulnerable

CNN Money talks to LGBT faith leaders who are commited to standing up for marginalized people.

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With Donald Trump having been elected president and nominating several people from the anti-LGBT religious right to his Cabinet, CNN Money took a moment to spotlight a different view of faith -- that of LGBT religious leaders.

Three interviewees -- gay Roman Catholic priest Fred Daley, gay Reconstructionist rabbi Joshua Lesser, and queer Episcopal priest Winnie Varghese -- talked about the heightened importance of fighting not just for LGBT rights but for the rights of all marginalized people in the current political climate.

"We are on the side of the most vulnerable at all times," Varghese said. "In this scenario, the most vulnerable are more vulnerable."

Watch the full segment below.

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Trudy Ring is The Advocate’s senior politics editor and copy chief. She has been a reporter and editor for daily newspapers and LGBTQ+ weeklies/monthlies, trade magazines, and reference books. She is a political junkie who thinks even the wonkiest details are fascinating, and she always loves to see political candidates who are groundbreaking in some way. She enjoys writing about other topics as well, including religion (she’s interested in what people believe and why), literature, theater, and film. Trudy is a proud “old movie weirdo” and loves the Hollywood films of the 1930s and ’40s above all others. Other interests include classic rock music (Bruce Springsteen rules!) and history. Oh, and she was a Jeopardy! contestant back in 1998 and won two games. Not up there with Amy Schneider, but Trudy still takes pride in this achievement.
Trudy Ring is The Advocate’s senior politics editor and copy chief. She has been a reporter and editor for daily newspapers and LGBTQ+ weeklies/monthlies, trade magazines, and reference books. She is a political junkie who thinks even the wonkiest details are fascinating, and she always loves to see political candidates who are groundbreaking in some way. She enjoys writing about other topics as well, including religion (she’s interested in what people believe and why), literature, theater, and film. Trudy is a proud “old movie weirdo” and loves the Hollywood films of the 1930s and ’40s above all others. Other interests include classic rock music (Bruce Springsteen rules!) and history. Oh, and she was a Jeopardy! contestant back in 1998 and won two games. Not up there with Amy Schneider, but Trudy still takes pride in this achievement.
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