Meet the US chaplain hurrying to help LGBTQ+ couples tie the knot before Trump’s presidency

Ever since Donald Trump was elected for a second, non-consecutive presidential term in office, the LGBTQ+ community has worried about what that could mean for equal marriage rights in the US. One Iowa chaplain is helping these couples plan their weddings before his presidency begins.

The last Trump presidency led to a roll-back of protections and anti-discrimination laws for LGBTQ+ people, and it doesn’t look as if his second term would be any different, based on campaign promises and the detailed policy proposals outlined in Project 2025.

Before Trump’s win, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) suggested a new Trump administration would “reinstate and significantly escalate the removal of anti-discrimination policies… proactively require discrimination by the federal government [and] weaponise federal law against transgender people across the country”.

There are

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