Trumps cabinet has a gay man

In the half-empty hotel ballroom where the event took place, there were no rainbow flags, preferred pronouns were mocked and gay men were vastly outnumbered by their straight counterparts. Lara Trump, co-chair of the Republican National Committee and daughter-in-law of the former president, was among the speakers.

Prior speakers have also included Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla. Aaron Schock, R-Ill. Trump has not attended any of the LGBTQ-led events himself and his campaign has not publicly announced any plans to do so. Throughout the campaign, he has worked to court other groups of voters, attending events catered to women and Asian AmericanBlack and Latino voters.

White then recorded the Charlotte audience dancing to the song, which he said he would later share with the former president. Rob Smith, a conservative social media influencer who has built a following off being a gay Black Trump supporter, and spoke at the event on Tuesday, agreed.

We have the right to get married. Federal legislation that would amend the Civil Rights Act to include anti-discrimination protections for Americans on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity, known as the Equality Act, was blocked by Republicans in Congress in when Trump was president.

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Millions of American adults identify as lesbian or gay, according to Gallup. As president, Trump banned transgender Americans from enlisting in the U. His administration also ended some discrimination protections for LGBTQ people in school and in health care settings.

Both policies were reversed during the Biden administration. Harris has actively supported gay rights throughout her career and publicly backed same-sex marriage years before Democratic leadership did so. She is seen by queer advocates as having one of the most, if not the most, LGBTQ-friendly policy record of any presidential candidate.

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Lara Trump referred to the election as "a fight of good versus evil. The Trump campaign did not return multiple requests for comment. Richard Grenell was the acting director of national intelligence under Trump. Bill White noted that "Y.