Not to be confused with Gays 4 Donald.
 The organization's logo | |
.jpg) Gays for Trump members in March Against Sharia in Raleigh, June 10, 2017. | |
| Formation | February 11, 2016; 8 years ago (2016-02-11) |
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| Founder | Peter Boykin |
| Type | LGBT conservatism Trumpism |
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| President | Peter Boykin |
| Website | gaysfortrump |
Gays for Trump is an American LGBTQ organization that supports the U.S. president-elect Donald Trump and his administration. Peter Boykin is the founder and serves as president of the organization.
Activities
On July 19, 2016, Gays for Trump hosted a party, called "Wake Up!", at the Wolstein Center, in Cleveland, Ohio, during the 2016 Republican National Convention. Speakers at the party were Milo Yiannopoulos and Pam Geller and the VIP guests at the party were Ann Coulter, Amy Kremer, Lisa De Pasquale, Genevieve Wood, Geert Wilders, and Roger Stone. Richard B. Spencer also attended the party.
On January 20, 2017, Gays for Trump hosted an inauguration party, called "Gays for Trump DeploraBall Gala", which was held at the Bolger Center Hotel in Potomac, Maryland. The party celebrated the inauguration of Donald Trump to the presidency of the United States.
On March 4, 2018, Gays for Trump held a national "March4Trump" rally in the District of Columbia.
Gays for Trump events have been funded by Jeff Giesea.
In the 2024 United States presidential election, Gays for Trump was largely displaced by the more longstanding Republican LGBT group, Log Cabin Republicans. The group has been criticized by other LGBTQ+ advocacy groups, such as GLAAD, for taking positions out of line with mainstream lesbian and gay rights advocacy.
See also
- DeploraBall
- Deplorable Pride
- LGBT conservatism in the United States
- LGBT protests against Donald Trump
References
- Gander, Kashmira (March 14, 2018). "Gays for Trump founder Peter Boykin calls trans troops 'mentally challenged'". Newsweek. Retrieved October 1, 2023.
- "Inside Gays for Trump's Deploraball Dance Party". Time. Archived from the original on March 17, 2017. Retrieved March 24, 2017.
- Chibbaro Jr., Lou (November 7, 2018). "Gays for Trump leader loses race for N.C. House seat". Washington Blade. Retrieved January 18, 2020.
- "Gays For Trump Use Jim Steranko SHIELD Image For Party Poster With Ann Coulter, Pam Geller, Geert Wilders And More". July 13, 2016. Archived from the original on June 30, 2018. Retrieved June 30, 2018.
- "Islamophobes, White Supremacists, and Gays for Trump—the Alt-Right Arrives at the RNC". Archived from the original on November 10, 2016. Retrieved June 30, 2018.
- Towle, Andy (January 4, 2017). "Trump's gays ready to party". Washington Blade: Gay News, Politics, LGBT Rights. Archived from the original on February 2, 2017. Retrieved January 21, 2017.
- Holden, Dominic (January 20, 2017). "This Is How Gay Republicans Partied After Donald Trump's Inauguration". BuzzFeed. Archived from the original on January 21, 2017. Retrieved January 21, 2017.
- Moakley, Paul (January 21, 2017). "Inside Gays for Trump's Deploraball Dance Party". Time. Archived from the original on January 21, 2017. Retrieved January 21, 2017.
- Browning, Bill (March 5, 2018). "The Gays for Trump Rally in DC Went about like You'd Expect". LGBTQ Nation. San Francisco. Archived from the original on March 6, 2018. Retrieved March 6, 2018.
- Schreckinger, Ben (January 2017). "The Alt-Right Comes to Washington". Politico Magazine.
- wwww.themarysue.com/gays-for-trump-donald-trump-manages-to-alienate-his-queer-fanbase-mere-moments-after-acknowledging-their-existence/
Further reading
- Suebsaeng, Asawin; Stein, Sam (October 12, 2017). "Trump's Gay Backers No Longer See Him as the Great Straight Hope". The Daily Beast. New York: IAC. Retrieved March 6, 2018.
