Court case that legalized same-sex marriage) and same-sex marriage generally. Banning conversion therapy on minors. Transgender children's right to use the facilities corresponding to their gender. Covering LGBT people under anti-discrimination policies, including in cases of adoption. Fred Karger's run for the 2012 Republican nomination for President made him America's first openly gay Republican presidential candidate. Third Parties The Libertarian Party has endorsed libertarian perspectives on LGBT rights by supporting the decriminalization of same-sex sodomy and promoting same-sex marriage since it was created in 1971, while also supporting religious freedom. The Libertarian Party wished to lift the bans on same-sex marriage, but with the ultimate goal of marriage privatization. The Green Party has been in favor of sweeping LGBT rights and protections since the party's inaugural platform in 2000. The more informal coalition of State Green Parties that existed in America from 1983 to 2000 also backed LGBT rights. The Constitution Party (United States) is strongly opposed to LGBT freedoms, and supports criminal laws against homosexuality and cross-dressing. The party is very conservative and has ties to Christian Reconstructionism, a far-right, political movement within conservative Christian churches. While many American socialist and communist political parties initially preferred to ignore the issue, most now support gay rights causes. Socialist groups generally integrate a stronger approach to gender identity issues than mainstream parties. The Socialist Party U.S.A nominated an openly gay man, David McReynolds, as its (and America's) first openly gay presidential candidate in 1980. Public opinion on different LGBT rights and issues in the United States Public opinion regarding different individual LGBT rights and issues in the United States is very mixed, with some issues having strong majority public opinion on the Progressive side of the argument, where on others, the American population is more Conservative, see summary table below. Summary table of LGBT rights in the United States A denotes that the right exists, while a denotes it does not; a and in the same column means the right varies on a state-by-state basis, or that it varies on the Federal Level. Summary of state protections Employment protections will not be included on the following table, unless the state adopted them before 2020, as they have already been implemented nationwide under Bostock v. Clayton County. See also United States topics Anti-LGBT curriculum laws in the United States Employment Non-Discrimination Act HIV/AIDS in the United States Human rights in the United