Gender and Sexuality in the 2020 Election
by David Closson, The Council on Biblical Manhood and Womanhood:
As the world seeks a sense of normalcy following the coronavirus outbreak, Americans are once again turning their attention to the 2020 election. In November, voters will elect a new Congress and weigh in on dozens of state amendments and referendums. Thirty-five U.S. Senate seats, all 435 seats in the House of Representatives, and ten gubernatorial races are on the ballot. Additionally, eighty-six of the nation’s ninety-nine state legislative chambers are holding elections. But most importantly, voters will decide whether President Donald J. Trump has earned a second term, or whether former Vice President Joe Biden, the presumptive nominee of the Democratic Party, will become the next president.
A wide range of issues — such as the economy, health care, trade, immigration, and national security — will be affected by the election’s outcome. Issues related to sexuality and gender — such as how “sex” is defined in federal statutes, whether individuals with gender dysphoria can serve in the military, and whether “sexual orientation” and “gender identity” become protected categories in federal civil rights law — will be significantly influenced as well.
In 2016, Donald Trump was a political newcomer with no prior experience in public office. His ideological leanings and political convictions were, therefore, mostly unknown. However, in his first term, President Trump has made decisions on a host of items important to social conservatives and now has a record open for scrutiny.
By contrast, Joe Biden is no stranger to the national political scene. He served as vice president for two terms under President Obama (2009–2017) and represented Delaware in the U.S. Senate for more than three decades (1973–2009). Throughout his political career, Biden has cast votes, enacted policies, and advocated for his views related to marriage, gender, and sexuality. Moreover, his campaign recently outlined an aggressive and detailed plan for advancing LGBT rights in America and around the world.
If we want to know how the 2020 election will influence issues deemed important by those committed to biblical complementarity, we must evaluate the proposed policies, party platforms, and past decisions of the two major candidates. While there are many important races on the ballot this year, the top of the ticket always attracts the most attention and dictates political priorities. Therefore, a careful analysis of the core beliefs, policies, and campaigns of President Trump and former Vice President Biden should give us valuable insight into how the election will shape significant social issues.
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