Besides, his running mate, Mike Pence, has a history of support for anti-LGBT measures including a law during his time as Indiana’s governor that would deny services to LGBT people based on religious reasons.īecause of this, the Log Cabin Republicans refused to endorse Trump.Īdditionally, a earlier poll shows that almost three-quarters of LGBT voters will choose Clinton in the election. However, LGBT advocates have spurned Trump, saying that his gestures amount to little more than pandering. He has courted the support of openly gay tech mogul Peter Thiel, and he has advocated for LGBTs when talking about his opposition to the Islamic State. A backlash is building over a picture posted by Melania Trump on Twitter that showed her and Donald Trump smiling broadly while holding a baby who was orphaned in the mass shooting in El Paso. Trump has made similar overtures to queer Americans since the Republican convention in July, when he mentioned them in his acceptance speech. While Trump opened with the flag, his speech retraced many of his popular talking points: repealing Obamacare, a corrupt election, and bashing opponent Hillary Clinton. “LGBTs for Trump” was written in black marker on the flag as Trump, smiling, displayed the flag to cheers. A crowd of Colorado Republicans cheered as presidential candidate Donald Trump took the stage Sunday in Greeley-displaying a rainbow flag as he paced the stage.
