Tag: Donald Trump

LGBT Republicans are claiming a victory after President Donald Trump handed one of the biggest diplomatic jobs in his administration to an openly gay man. Richard Grenell, a former national security adviser, has been appointed as US ambassador to Germany. Grenell has been a prominent gay voice on the right for several decades, previously serving as a UN ambassador for eight years under President George W. Bush. The 51-year-old was an early backer of Donald Trump and has been a close ally...

You might want to have a sick bag close for this one You might want to have a sick bag close for this one, because this is Trump levels of gross. Unearthed audio has revealed a disgusting conversation with Donald Trump Jr. This was back in 2007, a year when George W Bush was still in office. Comedian Adam Carolla did an episode of his radio show at the Playboy Mansion, where he interviewed several guests. This included the son of the now-President of...

The Vice President said 'he’s heartened to see young people from his hometown getting involved in the political process' in a statement Vice President Mike Pence has said through a spokesperson that he is ‘delighted’ at the prospect of his home city’s first ever pride parade. Indiana, of which Pence was Governor before Trump’s administration, is only now holding its first LGBTI focused event. As USA Today reports, Erin Bailey from Columbus began planning the city’s inaugural LGBTI parade as a school...

Super Bowl 52 was a night for people who hate the New England Patriots to celebrate, and for people living in Philadelphia to worry if their car was going to be set on fire by night's end (kidding, go Eagles!) It was also where the Internet trolling was at an all-time high, thanks for certain memorable parts of the night including Justin Timberlake's disastrous performance, the memes of that kid in the audience on his phone while JT was next...

Log Cabin Republican president: 'What a way to start the year!' President Donald Trump sent a letter congratulating a group of gay Republicans for their 40th year anniversary. The Log Cabin Republicans started in 1977 in California as a voice for gay conservatives. So President Trump wanted to mark their 40-year milestone with a signed letter of congratulations. He wrote: ‘We are a Nation founded on the undeniable truth that all of us are created equal. We are equal in the eyes of...

The US president says he is not a 'big fan' of the new $1bn embassy building The US President Donald Trump has canceled his plans to visit the UK in February where he was due to open the new US Embassy in London. In a tweet this morning the US president says he is not a ‘big fan’ of the new $1bn (£738m, €827) embassy. Naming the ‘bad deal’ as the reason he wouldn’t attend. However, with large protests planned including by...

When high school senior Logan Waner painted his school parking space with a Pride flag, he did not expect to end a six-year-long school tradition. The student, who goes to Marion High School in Kansas, was following school rules in decorating his spot with a rainbow, and even got the design approved beforehand. Waner said on Facebook that he “mostly chose to paint the flag because it’s simple enough and I’m a horrible artist. “It described me well enough, so it just...

Earlier this month, gay adult film actor Wesley Woods wrote a well-received open letter attacking fellow performer Colby Keller and his ongoing campaign to justify his vote for Donald Trump. Woods recently sat down with Into’s Kevin O’Keefe to talk more about the letter and standing up for what he believes is right. Woods said that Keller can’t see his “white privilege” and wanted to draw attention to that: “I’m not against Colby Keller as a person. I’ve never come after...

Donald Trump’s administration has finally spoken out against Chechnya’s persecution of gay men. In an interview which aired on HBO yesterday, Chechen President Ramzan Kadyrov called gay people the “devil” and once again denied reports of the gay purge in the region. The leader added that if there were any gay people – who he emphasised were “not people” – living in the region, they should move to Canada. US State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert said that her department found these comments...

Christopher Turner is husband of author Armistead Maupin. He says he can no longer overlook his step-mom’s beliefs on same-sex marriage A letter by San Francisco-based photographer Christopher Turner, the husband of acclaimed author Armistead Maupin, is going viral on Facebook. Within it, Turner takes his stepmom to task on her beliefs and attitudes around LGBTI rights and same-sex marriage. We’re re-printing it below: ‘You’re on the wrong side of history’ ‘I recently discovered that my step mother who prides herself on being a...

Terrible! A gay couple says they were assaulted in Key West by an apparent Donald Trump supporter. Kevin Seymour and Kevin Paul Taylor said they were followed by a man riding on a scooter, early Thursday. According to the couple, the man called them, “faggots and a slew of other anti-gay remarks.” After striking the rear tire of Seymour’s bike (which knocked him to the ground), the attacker said: “I bet you faggots voted for that bitch Hillary.  “Well, you live in Trump country now.” When Seymour indicated that he...

Ellen DeGeneres found out that President Donald Trump watched her film Finding Dory at The White House over the weekend and she wants to clarify a few things about it. ‘I don’t get political so I’m not going to talk about the travel ban,’ DeGeneres told her audience in a show airing today. ‘I’m just going to talk about the very nonpolitical, family-friendly, People’s Choice Award-winning Finding Dory. Of course, Finding Dory is about a fish named Dory, and Dory lives...

WASHINGTON — The White House said on Monday that President Trump would leave in place a 2014 Obama administration order that created new workplace protections for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people. In a statement issued in response to growing questions about whether Mr. Trump would reverse the Obama order, the White House said the president was proud to embrace gay rights. “President Trump continues to be respectful and supportive of L.G.B.T.Q. rights, just as he was throughout the election,” the...

An executive order from President Donald Trump opening up discrimination against the LGBTQ community on the basis of religious belief is expected sometime this week, possibly as soon as today. Several sources spoke with LGBTQ Nation on the condition of anonymity who have told us that the order will allow for discrimination in a number of areas, including employment, social services, business, and adoption. From what we’ve heard, the executive order could be far-reaching, and could include: making taxpayer funds available...