now out of government) who was not exactly beloved by LGBTQ+ people. Recently members of the Trump family have appeared at so-called Trump Pride rallies aimed at appealing to LGBTQ+ voters, but scientific polling shows these voters overwhelmingly favor Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden.It could be argued that Trump isn’t sincerely anti-anyone, nor is he pro-anyone but himself; he simply takes stands he thinks will bring him some advantage.
But there is no question that he and his administration have taken actions that are anti-LGBTQ+, undoubtedly pandering to the Christian right, a major source of his support.
The Advocate has been documenting these actions ever since he took office, and so have LGBTQ+ activist groups such as GLAAD.