I think this is missing the part where Pence claimed, yesterday, that Trump will be repealing many LGBT rights. That's not a political opinion, that's a threat.
Well let's see what he thinks of Minnesota or California basically tell him to fly a kite.
If Minnesota or California can protect the rights of their citizens, then good for them, but it does not protect LGBT individuals in Texas or the Midwest.
No doubt and I'm open to helping them anyway I can.
That state of affairs existed before 2015. Several states had approved gay marriage but it was still a clusterfuck of legal issues.
Ordinarily I think this should have been handled at the state level. But when states fail so badly that citizens are living in daily fear of violence, I think it's appropriate for the federal government to step in. And it's irresponsible to repeal those protections when the issue has not been resolved at the state level.