Tag: Donald Trump

No one knows what the new presidency will hold when Trump and his advisors take over. Will it be a turning back of the clocks? Is it all just hot air? The questions right now outweigh the answers. Zach Brooke is not waiting for many of those questions to be answered. He's taking matters into his own hands and is making changes before the Trump administration takes over. He explains his actions in "Why I'm Marrying My Partner Before Trump...

President-elect Donald Trump has already begun to step back from some of the bold claims that he made during his campaign. Last night on 60 Minutes, he told Lesley Stahl that said that he will not mount a challenge to the Supreme Court decision that brought marriage equality to all 50 of the United States. Watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hhqWbfi_dM0 Trump has also said he's willing to keep (at least parts of) the Affordable Care Act (aka Obamacare). Though he appears to have "softened" on gay marriage, Trump...

President-elect Trump says he’s “fine” with the marriage equality verdict handed down by the Supreme Court, however, other rights such as a women’s right to choose appear in jeopardy. During a wide ranging interview with CBS’ 60 minutes, the future leader of one of the most influential countries in the world, Donald Trump said he was ‘fine’ with same-sex marriage. “It’s law,” he told CBS’ Leslie Stahl, “It was settled in the Supreme Court. I mean it’s done.” Trump’s stance on same-sex...

A gay father has written a powerful message to his friends and family who voted for Trump. Michael Anderson addressed his Facebook friends with an essay that nails why he doesn’t feel secure in his country anymore, and why the outcome of the Presidential elections has erased his and his families sense of belonging. He starts of the post by acknowledging that he understands why his acquaintances may have voted for Tump, and supports change. However, he goes on to explain that...

“You always hear about these kinds of things, but you never think they’ll happen to you or those you love and care for.” That’s Randy Lee Webster, Minister of Faith and Worship at First Presbyterian Church of Burlington, Iowa, writing about his reactions after allegedly finding a hateful note pinned beneath the windshield of his car. The note, which he shared on his Facebook page, reads: “So, father homo — How does it feel to have Trump as your president? At least he’s got...

National Organization for Marriage are calling it a 'bright and exciting time'. Plans have been unveiled to undo nationwide marriage equality from the US’ largest homophobic group. Less than two days after Donald Trump has become President-elect, National Organization for Marriage has revealed a four-step plan to ensure gay couples are stripped of their rights. Calling it a ‘bright and exciting time for NOM’, they said they were fully committed to work with the new president to make their voice and views...

'Please know that there are good, loving people out there who embrace your light'. Openly gay singer Steve Grand is reaching out to young fans in the wake of Donald Trump’s unexpected win in the election for president of the United States. ‘My LGBTQ+ brothers and sisters (especially our young ones), please remember you are not alone,’ the All-American Boy singer wrote in an Instagram post. ‘The world can be an ugly, dark place, but please know that there are good, loving...

An investigation has been launched into two LGBT flags being burned in Rochester, New York. A gay man was reportedly physically attacked in Santa Monica mere hours after Trump was elected president. And this could just be the tip of the iceberg. On top of numerous reports of attacks on people of color in the aftermath of election night, gay men and lesbians are coming forward on Facebook and Twitter to share their own traumatic experiences in the last 48...

Those may be the three scariest words in the English language. Unfortunately, they are also reality for the next four years. The pundits will spend countless hours trying to figure out just what combination of events led Trump to pull the most stunning political upset since Truman’s defeat of Dewey in 1948. Was it that Clinton was too damaged and establishment of a candidate? Was it that the polls seriously underestimated Trump’s appeal? Was it that white working class voters...

Because love will always trump hate. It’s been a rough couple of days, the week is dragging on and, across the pond, insecurity about LGBT equality grows in the wake of Donald Trump’s election. But, to borrow a phrase from Lady Gaga’s recent anti-Trump protests, “love trumps hate.” And one couple have shared the adorable moment they got engaged to prove just that. On January 9, Darell got down on one knee and popped the question to boyfriend Rechard. He tells Attitude: “We...

Warning: This article contains graphic images that some people might find distressing. A gay man was reportedly attacked by Trump supporters on election night leaving him bleeding and requiring five staples in his head. Chris Ball, a Calgary film producer, spent election night watching poll results at a bar. As the evening progressed tensions began to rise from supporters on both sides of the political spectrum. “People started launching homophobic slurs at me from afar,” he told Metro News. “I mean, I...

Dear President Elect Trump, First off, congratulations on winning the 2016 Presidential Election. Your campaign has changed history and will be a chapter in history books in the future. I am an openly gay high school basketball coach and social studies teacher from Yonkers, NY. Over the last 18 months I have followed your campaign closely and often protested its tone. The rhetoric has made so many communities feel less then supported. The LGBTQ community, African-Americans, Latinos, Women and Muslims have...

Exit polls have thrown up some rather thought-provoking statistics. Exit polls have revealed 14% of LGBT voters chose Donald Trump for president. Back in September, a pre-election survey ran by NBC News and SurveyMonkey found that 20% of LGBT voters planned to support Trump, while 72% were in favour of Clinton – and those results weren’t too far off. The New York Times has published results of a national exit poll of 24,537 voters from 350 voting stations across the United States, suggesting that...

Find out where America's new President-elect stands on LGBT equality. The American people have voted for Donald Trump to become the 45th President of the United States. The conclusion to a campaign that’s been widely regarded as one of the most socially divisive in modern American history is one that few LGBT people and their allies had hoped for, with many newfangled freedoms under threat, and the march towards equality at risk of being halted – or quite possibly reversed. In the...