"For a Republican, at least, maybe he wouldn't be so bad for the queer community. The former reality TV star had made promises. He said he would be a "friend" to LGBTQ+ people. He vowed to protect them. And by all accounts, his past seemed to suggest he meant it. In 2000, during his short-lived bid for the Reform Party's presidential nomination, Trump touted to The Advocate that his New York upbringing instilled in him a kind of tolerance."
"Trump's pledge to update the Civil Rights Act didn't come out of nowhere. LGBTQ+ advocates had been campaigning for that very same thing in the form of the Equality Act, which had failed to clear Congress since 1974. Today, the idea of Trump supporting the Equality Act, which would bar discrimination against LGBTQ+ people in major areas of public life, seems far-fetched. But 25 years ago - even 10 years ago - Trump's name was hardly synonymous with homophobia or transphobia. The real estate mogul had branded himself as agnostic on social issues if not liberal."
Donald Trump initially portrayed tolerance toward LGBTQ+ people, expressing willingness to amend the 1964 Civil Rights Act and calling himself a friend to LGBTQ+ people. In 2000 he told The Advocate that his New York upbringing instilled tolerance and that he had no problem hiring gay people. LGBTQ+ advocates had long campaigned for the Equality Act to ban discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity. After taking office, Trump courted major anti-LGBTQ+ organizations and pursued a series of anti-trans measures. The contrast between earlier statements and later actions raises questions about motive and political strategy.
Read at Advocate.com
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