President Trump has nominated Tennessee state Sen. Mark Green for Secretary of Army, and several LGBT groups are upset over his pro-family views.
Two civil rights groups are trying to derail President Trump’s nominee for Army secretary by claiming he is opposed to gay and transgender rights.
The American Military Partner Association and the Human Rights Campaign are calling Tennessee state Sen. Mark Green a “radical” and pointed to critical comments he made last year to a state Tea Party group about the Obama administration’s push for transgender bathroom rights.
The groups’ opposition comes as the Senate prepares to consider Green’s nomination and less than a year after the military allowed transgender troops to serve openly.