Tmp Pri: Gay Republins on why they're backg the print

Contents:

• WHAT ARE TMP’S VIEWS ON THE LGBTQ MUNY AND GAY MARRIAGE?
• TMP SAYS HE'S 'FE' WH GAY MARRIAGE '60 MUT' INTERVIEW
• HERE'S HOW DONALD TMP WOULD EXPLA HIS ANTI-GAY MARRIAGE STANCE TO HIS GRANDKIDS
• TMP PRI: GAY REPUBLINS ON WHY THEY'RE BACKG THE PRINT
• DONALD TMP’S MORE ACCEPTG VIEWS ON GAY ISSU SET HIM APART G.O.P.
• DONALD TMP ON GAY MARRIAGE: 'IT'S NOT MY THG'

WHAT ARE TMP’S VIEWS ON THE LGBTQ MUNY AND GAY MARRIAGE?

The print's LGBTQ supporters say that the Tmp admistratn has ma gay rights a "non-issue, " cg his iendships wh gay men and his appotment of at least two openly gay feral judg. Tmp pick and former Actg Director of Natnal Intelligence Richard Grennell claimed Tmp is the "most pro-gay print history" a mpaign ad released on Twter Augt. Patrick Bumatay, an openly gay Filipo-Amerin judge also selected by Tmp, was nfirmed to the US Court of Appeals for the Nth Circu December 2019.

Maloney, who is openly gay and married, said Tmp has opposed same-sex marriage and wants the Supreme Court to reverse s 2015 cisn that legalized same-sex marriage throughout the Uned Stat. And he appoted Peter Thiel, the openly gay -founr of PayPal, to his transn Thiel, PayPal founr-turned-venture-palist, as he discs his support for Donald Tmp, at the Natnal Prs Club Washgton, LOEB / AFP - Getty ImagHowever, Tmp has also surround himself wh a number of appote and advisers wh anti-LGBTQ track rerds. Wdsor (which stck down a re ponent of the Defense of Marriage Act) and supports proposed “relig eedom” legislatn that crics say would allow bs to ny servic to LGBT ments about same-sex marriage break wh the longtime posn of Vice Print–elect Mike Pence, who signed a “relig eedom” bill to law 2015 but walked back some of s language after facg backlash om across the, who has spent his life liberal New York Cy, referred to LGBT Republins at the Republin Natnal Conventn and said durg his mpaign that transgenr people should e whatever bathroom they feel fortable the Republin printial primari, he said the gay marriage issue should have been left to the stat and that he would nsir appotg judg to overle the Supreme Court’s marriage cisns.

Democrats are g their nventn this week to tout their agenda for the next four years, cludg their promise to stand up for the lbian and gay muny. For years, Democratic Party lears have taken for granted the lbian and gay muny — along wh other mory muni — thkg they had no where else to turn.

TMP SAYS HE'S 'FE' WH GAY MARRIAGE '60 MUT' INTERVIEW

As one of the Republin Natnal Commtee's first openly gay members, and a longtime lear of Log Cab Republins, I've worked tirelsly alongsi many iends and lleagu to pull the party to the future.

Through his philanthropic work over the years wh chari batg the AIDS crisis, his prev support of amendg the 1964 Civil Rights Act to clu a ban on discrimatn based on sexual orientatn, and his early support of gay upl havg the same rights and protectns as straight upl, Tmp was an ally long before he was print. He is likely even the first private club owner Palm Beach, Florida, to adm an openly gay didn’t abandon the prcipl when he assumed his posn behd the Rolute Dk.

HERE'S HOW DONALD TMP WOULD EXPLA HIS ANTI-GAY MARRIAGE STANCE TO HIS GRANDKIDS

The Tmp plan is foced on muni most need and has received support om those who have been volved the fight agast HIV/ siar fashn, Tmp announced durg Pri Month 2019 that his admistratn was lnchg a global mpaign to end the crimalizatn of homosexualy. In ordatn wh the Uned Natns, the European Unn and other human rights anizatns, the mpaign’s goal is to prsure natns to endg homophobic laws, securg the safety and eedom of all LGBT dividuals throughout the world. Actns speak lour than wordsMary Rowland, a member of the Lbian & Gay Bar Associatn of Chigo, was nfirmed 2019 as a feral district judge for the U.

The acplishments should not suggt the print's work is beg elected print, Donald Tmp supported amendg the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to clu sexual orientatn; his admistratn's ristance to protectg gay, lbian and transgenr employe om discrimatn the workplace the recent Supreme Court se was th disappotg.

Robert Kabel is the chairman of Log Cab Republins and thor of "Insi and Out: The Odyssey of a Gay Conservative, " which will be published Sept. ]The month of June was filled wh big moments for lbian, gay, bisexual and transgenr that monthlong stretch, the Supreme Court renred a sweepg cisn providg workplace protectns for gay and transgenr people.

TMP PRI: GAY REPUBLINS ON WHY THEY'RE BACKG THE PRINT

Tmp, who durg his 2016 printial mpaign ed gay people as a wedge agast Mlims, whom he pated broadly as extremists, followg the shootgs at Orlando’s Pulse nightclub by a Mlim man. Tmp has signaled a willgns to publicly align himself wh some gay men and women, he selected a eply nservative nng mate Vice Print Mike Pence, and, as print, has systematilly dismantled protectns implemented by Print Barack Obama, pecially for transgenr over two months before Electn Day, Mr. Grenell referred to his own appotment, as well as to the print’s acceptance of the Supreme Court’s lg of gay marriage as nstutnal and his efforts to ph untri that crimalize beg gay to end those practic.

People has ually been nnectn wh celebry or support they have given Tmp allowed gay members to his Florida club Mar-a-Lago as long as they uld pay the exorbant membership fee; he broadst donatns to groups like the Gay Men’s Health Crisis when the AIDS epimic beme a celebry e; and he publicly embraced the civil unn between the sger Elton John, someone whose mic and fame Mr. Tmp to say that the party did not agree wh him on a number of issu, cludg gay marriage, even though he’d never publicly supported after Mr. Tmp’s embrace of iativ promotg relig eedom has been ed by people si and outsi his ernment to jtify discrimatn agast gay and transgenr Kelly/RtersOver many years, Mr.

Tmp was qutned about whether he would nsir rcdg his ban on transgenr people enterg the ary by a reporter for The Washgton Bla, a gay Tmp gtured to his ch, appearg to signal the reporter’s mask was mufflg him.

DONALD TMP’S MORE ACCEPTG VIEWS ON GAY ISSU SET HIM APART G.O.P.

But a Morng Consult poll om June found 19 percent of LGBTQ voters backed Tmp, while GLAAD's State of LGBTQ Voters report September reported jt 17 percent of LGBTQ registered voters were supportg the 's poll rults were siar to ex poll fdgs om 2016, which found that lbian, gay, bisexual and transgenr voters backed Hillary Clton over Tmp by 74 percent to 14 percent. '100 percent on board'While the precise numbers may be uncerta, Tmp's msage is appealg to some segment of the LGBTQ Kazmierczak, a gay real tate agent Virgia who said he's "100 percent on board" wh the print, blam Democrats for fixatg on inty polics.

DONALD TMP ON GAY MARRIAGE: 'IT'S NOT MY THG'

On May 31, 2019, he regnized June as Pri Month for the first time a seri of tweets that doubled down on his mment to crimalizg homosexualy abroad. It ma Grenell the first openly gay person named to a Cabet-level months later, Grenell was appoted the Tmp mpaign's senr adviser on LGBTQ outreach. "A lot of people jt don't like to be told they n only thk a certa way, and that's exactly what the left do, " said Bob Kabel, chair of the Log Cab Republins, a natnal gay nservative group.

"Others have rporated their support for Team Tmp to their fluencer brands, like lbian YouTuber Arielle Srcella, gay polil mentator Dave Rub and bi glam rocker Ricky Rebel, who appeared at the Grammys red leather chaps wh the words "IMPEACH THIS" wrten across his backsi.

"Some voters are askg themselv, 'Do I vote as a gay person who is worried about my eedom and equaly, or do I vote as someone who's fearful for what the hell is gog on my untry? "Right now, there are so many gays and lbians that are beg manipulated and ma to feel that they're unr nstant attack all the time by this admistratn, which is jt not the se, " he said.