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Leslie Bennetts
Trumps Misogyny Takes Its Toll On Women
February 22, 2017 11:00 pm
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Although many activists had assumed voters would reject a nominee caught boasting on tape about grabbing female genitalia, Trumps victory signaled a disturbing public acceptance of such retrograde behavior. His actions since then have generated growing fear that the Trump administration heralds a return to the policiesand the predationsof the past.
Womens advocates were particularly dismayed by the news that Trump is planning dramatic federal budget cuts that include all 25 of the grant programs managed by the Office on Violence Against Women, which is housed in the Department of Justice.
Were deeply concerned about cuts in the funding that enables us to provide legal and social services to victims, says Jennifer Friedman, managing director of the Center for Legal Services at My Sisters Place, a nonprofit organization in New Yorks Westchester County that provides shelter and counsel to survivors of domestic violence and human trafficking.
Such cutbacks would be dangerously counterproductive, according to activists in a broad range of womens rights, civil rights, faith-based, labor, and law enforcement groups. I dont think it is extreme if I say to you that women will die, Lynn Hecht Schafran, senior vice-president of Legal Momentum, warned in a call for action sent to the organizations supporters.
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Ohioblue22
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(6,038 posts)EffieBlack
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Can you imagine what we'd be hearing if 54% of blacks had voted for him?
Ohioblue22
(1,430 posts)BeckyDem
(8,361 posts)Are they dismayed by the dramatic cuts? Yea, right. They give cover to ever God damn shit policy he and his buddies think up.