{"id":1799826,"date":"2023-01-09T10:20:10","date_gmt":"2023-01-09T15:20:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1799826"},"modified":"2023-01-09T10:20:15","modified_gmt":"2023-01-09T15:20:15","slug":"hobbs-signs-lgbt-executive-order-in-first-official-act-as-arizona-governor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hobbs-signs-lgbt-executive-order-in-first-official-act-as-arizona-governor\/","title":{"rendered":"Hobbs Signs LGBT Executive Order in First Official Act as Arizona Governor"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fhobbs-signs-lgbt-executive-order-in-first-official-act-as-arizona-governor%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1799826&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>In her first official act as Arizona\u2019s governor, Democrat Katie Hobbs signed an executive order that seeks to prohibit discrimination based on gender identity and sexual orientation in employment.<\/p>\n<p>According to Executive <a href=\"https:\/\/azgovernor.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/eo_2023-01.pdf\">Order<\/a> 2023-01, more than 40 percent of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender individuals are reporting unfair treatment at work across the country, including not being hired, getting fired, or facing harassment based on their sexual orientation or sexual identity.<\/p>\n<p>Using the powers of her office, Hobbs affirmed the state\u2019s commitment to eliminating \u201call barriers to employment that artificially restrict hiring, promotion, recruitment, compensation, and tenure based on any status or characteristic that is not directly related to the performance of the job.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The executive order instructs the Department of Administration to establish procedures to be used by all state agencies by April 1, to ensure that criteria such as sexual orientation and gender identity or expression don\u2019t become factors for employment. Other considerations such as race, color, sex, religion, creed, marital status, age, veteran status, etc. also aren\u2019t to be used as employment criteria.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cToday marks a new era in Arizona where my administration will work to build an Arizona for everyone,\u201d\u00a0Hobbs said in a Jan. 3 <a href=\"https:\/\/azgovernor.gov\/office-arizona-governor\/news\/2023\/01\/governor-katie-hobbs-launches-first-100-days-initiative\">statement<\/a>. \u201cI am proud to launch my First 100 Days Initiative which will center around tackling the biggest challenges facing Arizonans, like making our state more affordable and sustainable.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s time for bold action and I feel ready as ever to get the job done. Let\u2019s get to work.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>2003 Order<\/h2>\n<p>In 2003, an executive order issued by Gov. Janet Napolitano, a Democrat, provided protections for sexual orientation in employment. The protections remained in effect as the two subsequent Republican governors didn\u2019t use their powers to rescind them.<\/p>\n<p>Hobbs\u2019s spokesperson Murphy Hebert believes there are potential loopholes in the 2003 order that are resolved in the one issued by the new governor.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe order from 2003 arguably allowed the state to consider sexual orientation in hiring so long as it wasn\u2019t the only reason for a hiring decision,\u201d she <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kawc.org\/news\/2023-01-04\/hobbs-signs-executive-order-banning-discrimination-in-state-offices-and-agencies\">said<\/a>, according to KAWC. \u201cThe new executive order clarifies that discrimination based on sexual orientation is prohibited in all state hiring decisions.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In addition, the order asks that nondiscrimination language and provisions be inserted into new contracts by the state. Cathi Herrod, president of the Center for Arizona Policy, doesn\u2019t think that provision would be enforceable.<\/p>\n<h2>Protecting Faith Groups<\/h2>\n<p>SB 1399, which was approved in 2022, specifically prohibits the state from discriminating when it deals with faith-based foster care and adoption agencies with which it has contracts.<\/p>\n<p>Hobbs\u2019s order might potentially violate the \u201cconstitutional rights of faith-based agencies,\u201d Herrod said, according to KAWC. In case of a conflict between the two laws, she believes that SB 1399 would take precedence over Hobbs\u2019s executive order.<\/p>\n<p>If the state refuses to enter into contracts with faith groups by insisting that these groups violate the religious discrimination provisions in Hobbs\u2019s order, they might be held responsible for violating statutory and constitutional rights.<\/p>\n<p>During a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/lake-calls-hobbs-a-monster-for-promoting-gender-transition-surgery-in-heated-race-for-arizona-governor_4842508.html\">rally<\/a> on Nov. 3, 2022, Republican\u00a0gubernatorial candidate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/t-kari-lake\">Kari Lake<\/a> had accused the Democrat of promoting gender transition surgery as Hobbs\u2019s husband was a child therapist at Phoenix Children\u2019s Hospital.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt makes sense now. Why would she push this stuff on our beautiful, perfect babies?\u201d she said at the time. \u201cAnd her husband is making money, brainwashing our children into thinking they can be a different gender than when they were born. It is sick. It is twisted\u2014and we cannot let this monster anywhere near the government.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"author_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"one_author_block round\">\n<div class=\"top_row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/author-naveen-athrappully\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/NaveenAthrappully.jpg\" alt=\"Naveen Athrappully\"   style=\"display:none\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p>Naveen Athrappully is a news reporter covering business and world events at The Epoch Times.\n<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In her first official act as Arizona\u2019s governor, Democrat Katie Hobbs signed an executive order that seeks to prohibit discrimination based on gender identity and sexual orientation in employment. 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