Gay liberal here. I am absolutely disgusted by the Left's response to the Orlando tragedy. THANK YOU for focusing on the REAL cause: Islamic homophobia. (TW: LONG POST)

Is Trump Anti-LGBT? http://www.advocate.com/politicians/2016/2/05/trump-expect-more-heart-lgbt-rights-progress-during-my-presidency "Well, you can,” Trump responded. “We're going to bring people together, and that's your thing, and other people have their thing. We have to bring all people together, and if we don't we're not going to have a country anymore. I http://www.advocate.com/donald-trump/2015/08/21/trump-same-sex-marriage-dead-issue Asked whether same-sex marriage was a "dead issue," Trump told the magazine, "Some people have hopes of passing amendments, but it's not going to happen. Congress can't pass simple things, let alone that. So anybody that's making that an issue is doing it for political reasons. The Supreme Court ruled on it." https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/can-conservatives-trust-trump-on-marriage Trump voiced support to NBC News for banning companies from firing employees on the basis of sexual orientation. “I don't think it should be a reason” to fire workers, he said at the time on Meet the Press. http://blogs.reuters.com/great-debate/2015/12/16/the-lgbt-pick-for-the-gop-nomination-donald-trump/ “He is one of the best, if not the best, pro-gay Republican candidates to ever run for the presidency,” said Gregory T. Angelo, president of the Log Cabin Republicans, an advocacy group for LGBT Republicans. Trump would do no harm on same-sex marriage, Angelo said, and has a “stand-out position” on non-discrimination legislation. https://books.google.com/books?id=smMEAAAAMBAJ&q=%252522Donald+Trump%252522+AND+%252522gay+rights%252522&pg=PA27&dq=%252522Donald+Trump%252522+AND+%252522gay+rights%252522&hl=en&ei=-RWWTeCDEuLeiAKun8WdCQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result#v=onepage&q=%252522Donald%252520Trump%252522%252520AND%252520%252522gay%252520rights%252522&f=false Does that mean you support hate-crime legislation? Absolutely Bottom line, Trump does have a personal stance against equal marriage, but he has consistently said that his personal views will not affect the issue. The issue is dead to him as the Supreme court has already ruled on it. Trump is also in favor of anti-discrimination laws that apply to everyone equally from race to sexual orientation.

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