"Yet, if you ask gay supporters of the president, you will hear a remarkably different message: of a man indifferent to sexuality who has hosted same-sex weddings and hoisted a rainbow flag; who has appointed a series of gay ambassadors and high-ranking gay officials; who has attracted a range of deep-pocketed gay backers and outspoken online surrogates. And, of course, who has been a steadfast Village People superfan.
Gay Trump supporters say that the economy and immigration are driving forces in their embrace of the president, mirroring shifts in traditional Democratic blocs like Latinos, Asian Americans and Black men, groups that have sometimes chafed at being considered monolithic in their political beliefs. But they also cite Mr. Trump’s “anti-woke” campaign, including his inflammatory and divisive condemnation of the transgender movement."
snip-"Mr. Moran [of the Log Cabin Club]and other gay supporters of Mr. Trump’s downplayed any effort to overturn the Obergefell decision, which legalized same-sex marriage a decade ago, and instead point to things like his embrace of — and by — Silicon Valley billionaires like Peter Thiel and Keith Rabois, both of whom are gay. They also trumpet the increased role and visibility of Scott Bessent, the Treasury secretary, a gay man who is fifth in line to the presidency, and of Richard Grenell, the former ambassador and new president of the Kennedy Center in Washington, who is considering a run for governor of California."
snip-“Appointing one or two gays to prominent positions does not a gay-friendly president make,” Mr. Jennings [of Lambda Legal Defense] continued, adding that “the policy agenda of the current Republican Party is deeply hostile” to gay rights.
“These gay MAGAs are a tiny minority within our community,” he said. “Let’s not overblow a few quislings.”
authors of this piece are Jesse McKinley & Guy Trebay, both have been long term writers in tbe NYT style section.
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