David Kim’s Policies on Social Issues

Social › LGBT Adoption Rights

Should gay couples have the same adoption rights as straight couples?

Personal answerYes

Social › Abortion

What is your stance on abortion?

Personal answerPro-choice

Social › Gay Marriage

Do you support the legalization of same sex marriage?

Personal answerYes

Social › Marital Rape

Should marital rape be classified and punished as severely as non-marital rape?

Personal answerYes

Social › Gun Buyback

Should the federal government institute a mandatory buyback of assault weapons?

Personal answerYes

Social › Gender Identity

Should “gender identity” be added to anti-discrimination laws?

Personal answerYes

Social › Gender Transition

Should people under the age of 18 years old be able to receive gender-transition treatments?

Party’s support baseYes

Social › Religious Freedom Act

Should a business be able to deny service to a customer if the request conflicts with the owner’s religious beliefs?

Personal answerNo

Social › Transgender Athletes

Should transgender athletes be allowed to compete against athletes that differ from their assigned sex at birth?

Personal answerYes, but only if their hormone levels are equivalent to those in the gender category in which they compete

Social › Planned Parenthood Funding

Should the government continue to fund Planned Parenthood?

Personal answerYes

Social › Religious Service Ban

Should religious gatherings be banned in order to combat the COVID-19 pandemic?

Party’s support baseYes

Social › Racial Sensitivity Training

Should the federal government require racial sensitivity training for employees?

Personal answerYes

Social › Death Penalty

Do you support the death penalty?

Personal answerNo

Social › Government Mandates

Should health insurance providers be required to offer free birth control?

Personal answerYes

Social › Hate Speech

Should hate speech be protected by the first amendment?

Personal answerYes, as long as it does not threaten violence

Social › Confederate Flag

Should states be allowed to display the Confederate flag on government property?

Personal answerNo, it should be put in a museum where it was originally flown

Social › Women in Combat

Should the military allow women to serve in combat roles?

Personal answerYes

Social › Gender Workplace Diversity

Should businesses be required to have women on their board of directors?

Personal answerYes, and the government should do more to require diversity in the workplace

Social › Safe Spaces

Should universities provide “trigger warnings” and “safe spaces” for students?

Personal answerYes

Social › First Amendment

Should the government support a separation of church and state by removing references to God on money, federal buildings, and national monuments?

Personal answerYes, but do not waste money removing existing references

Social › Niqāb

Should women be allowed to wear a Niqāb, or face veil, to civic ceremonies?

Personal answerYes

Social › Euthanasia

Should terminally ill patients be allowed to end their lives via assisted suicide?

Personal answerYes, but only after a psychological examination to show they fully understand this choice

Social › Frozen Embryos Legal Status

Should frozen embryos be considered children?

Party’s support baseNo

Social › Teacher and Faculty Diversity Training

Should schools be allowed to require mandatory diversity training for teachers and faculty?

Party’s support baseYes

Social › Student Diversity Training

Should schools be allowed to require mandatory diversity training for students?

Party’s support baseYes

Social › Employee Diversity Training

Should companies be allowed to require mandatory diversity training for employees?

Party’s support baseYes

David Kim