"The queer community's widespread anger boiled over in the aftermath of the Trump administration's removal of a Rainbow Flag from the Stonewall National Monument, but many leading LGBTQ Republicans are not speaking out about the issue at all. The national branch of the Log Cabin Republicans, an organization of LGBTQ conservatives, did not respond to Gay City News' request for comment about the flag's removal on Feb. 17 and the group's New York City chapter also did not respond."
"The flag's removal came less than a year after Log Cabin Republicans hosted a party at Trump Tower and less than two years after the group's Palm Beach chapter donated $237,500 to Melania Trump before she spoke at their fundraiser. Among others, Staten Island Councilmember David Carr the only GOP city lawmaker in the City Council also did not respond to a request for comment on Feb. 17."
Queer community anger boiled over after the Trump administration removed a Rainbow Flag from the Stonewall National Monument. Leading LGBTQ Republicans, including the national Log Cabin Republicans and its New York City chapter, did not respond to requests for comment about the removal. The group's New York chapter recently hosted events at Trump Tower and its Palm Beach chapter donated $237,500 to Melania Trump before she spoke at their fundraiser. Staten Island Councilmember David Carr, the only GOP city lawmaker in the City Council, did not respond to requests for comment. The Log Cabin Republicans' social posts promoted events and celebrated Trump, signaling a misalignment with broader LGBTQ political priorities.
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