TRUMP courting LGBT voters

[skoods]

Gays and Lesbians are bright enough to not be tricked by the same man who said we need uber conservative judges on the courts. These same judges will strip gays and lesbians of rights. Just because he says something in a speech in June doesn't mean that everyone is going to come flocking to him. Man oh man...this is like me saying Evangelicals are going to come flocking to Clinton because she mentioned God or religion in a speech.

Correct. We know that a Trump presidency would be a setback for social policy and tolerance in this country regardless of his true feelings. Those who think we are flocking to him after Orlando because of a fake #IGBTPhoenix endorsement prove how ignorant Trump supporters can be. Those of us in the LGBT community know who we overwhelmingly support, and it is not Donald Trump in 2016.

Absolutely. The LGBT community knows what party has been fighting for them for over a decade now and what party will continue to fight for them in the future. Were the Democrats too slow to act on LGBT issues? Yes. But, it's better than the GOP which was quick as lightning to demonize them as a reason for this country's downfall.

When Trump and his supporters say they want to "Make America Great Again," they want to bring us back to a time when our LGBT brethren had to hide their true feelings out of fear.

[SillyAmerican]

Gays and Lesbians are bright enough to not be tricked by the same man who said we need uber conservative judges on the courts. These same judges will strip gays and lesbians of rights. Just because he says something in a speech in June doesn't mean that everyone is going to come flocking to him. Man oh man...this is like me saying Evangelicals are going to come flocking to Clinton because she mentioned God or religion in a speech.

Yeah, but apparently gays and lesbians aren't bright enough to realize that their champion is accepting large amounts of money from countries who feel it ok to throw gays off of buildings. You want to criticize Trump, fine, but supporting Hillary? Really?

[SUSAN CRUSHBONE]

I dislike Donald T***p, but he's is probably the most pro-gay GOP nominee ever. He used to support gay marriage. Everyone knows that he's lying about opposing gay marriage. He has a lot of gay friends. He's probably the least homophobic GOP nominee ever.

may well be true, but "most pro-gay g.o.p. nominee ever" is right up there with "most compassionate daesh member" and "meanest minnesotan" on the list of the most dubious honours.

[Green Line]

I know a lot of gays who like Trump.  They respect his strength.  He's something of a gay icon.