Gay man who voted for hillary now trump fan
Gay Trump supporter speaks out
On June 23 of last year, I held the microphone as a homosexual man in the Fresh Orleans City Council Chamber and related a clueless piece of queer history to the seven council members. I told this story to disabuse all New Orleanians of the notion that silence and accommodation, in the confront of institutional and official failures, are a lane to healing.
The story I related to them began on a usual Sunday night at a second-story bar on the fringe of New Orleans’ French Quarter in 1973, where working-class men would gather around a light baby grand piano and belt out the lyrics to a song that was the anthem of their hidden community, “United We Stand” by the Brotherhood of Man.
“United we stand,” the men would sing together, “divided we fall” — the words epitomizing the ethos of their beloved UpStairs Lounge bar, an egalitarian free space that served as a forerunner to today’s queer safe havens.
Around that piano in the 1970s Deep South, gays and lesbians, white and Inky queens, Christians and non-Christians, and even early gender minorities could cast aside the racism, sexism, and homophobia of the times to find acceptance and companions
LGBTQ Trump supporter says she's being pushed out by her friends after exposing her vote
LGBTQ Trump supporter says she's been ostracized
Tanya Tsikanovsky says she's an "out and proud" dyke. After voting for Hillary Clinton in 2016 and Joe Biden in 2020, she said she has been pushed out of the community after she told friends she was voting for Donald Trump.
LOS ANGELES - A member of the LGBTQ society in Los Angeles says her friends are pushing her away after she voted for Donald Trump.
"I definitely feel like I’m on an island alone," said Tanya Tsikanovsky, who resides in LA's San Fernando Valley. "The gay people have turned their backs on me, and I’m queer, so it’s very painful."
According to Tsikanovsky, she worked in Iowa with the Hillary Clinton election campaign in 2016. Then, she voted for Joe Biden in 2020.
"I was absolutely that person who would say if you’re a Trump supporter, I don’t want you in my life," said Tsikanovsky. "I can tell I regret that."
Beyond economic reasons and the Combined States’ southern border, Tsikanovsky says she shifted towards
LGBT voters rejected Trump by lopsided margin
On June 23 of last year, I held the microphone as a lgbtq+ man in the New Orleans Capital Council Chamber and related a disoriented piece of gay history to the seven council members. I told this story to disabuse all New Orleanians of the notion that silence and accommodation, in the face of institutional and official failures, are a way to healing.
The story I comparable to them began on a usual Sunday night at a second-story block on the fringe of New Orleans’ French Quarter in 1973, where working-class men would harvest around a colorless baby grand piano and belt out the lyrics to a song that was the anthem of their disguised community, “United We Stand” by the Brotherhood of Man.
“United we stand,” the men would carol together, “divided we fall” — the words epitomizing the ethos of their beloved UpStairs Lounge bar, an egalitarian free space that served as a forerunner to today’s queer safe havens.
Around that piano in the 1970s Grave South, gays and lesbians, white and Black queens, Christians and non-Christians, and even early gender minorities could cast aside the racism, sexism, and homophobia of the times to find acceptance
Gay Republicans Explain Why They Are Proudly Supporting Donald Trump
— -- Charles Moran, a gay Trump delegate from California, was standing just feet from the stage at the Republican National Convention when he heard billionaire PayPal co-founder Peter Thiel provide his now-famous speech.
“Every American has a unique culture. I am proud to be gay. I am proud to be a Republican,” Thiel told a cheering crowd at the RNC in Cleveland this past July.
Thiel made history that night as the first openly gay RNC speaker, and this week he doubled down on his Donald Trump endorsement, donating $1.25 million to his campaign.
Peter Thiel: 'I'm Proud to Be Gay, I'm Proud to Be a Republican'Silicon Valley businessman says he doesn't believe in all of the party's platforms, but he does believe that Donald Trump is the only honest candidate.
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Thiel sits on the board of Facebook, and so when many in the online community lashed out at him for supporting Trump, Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg stepped in to defend him, writing in a post, “There are many reasons a person might support Trump that complete not involve racism, sexism, xenophobia or accepting s
“In New York Capital, people don’t even assume that I would vote for Trump,” he told BuzzFeed News, saying his friends tried to console him after the election. “As a queer Republican, I sense that Trump is the dream candidate. But coming out as a Trump fan is appreciate coming out a second time.”
He attended the Gays for Trump DeploraBall with his friend Trae Reinart, who traveled from Texas for the ceremonies.
“After the inauguration,” he said, “we thought we might as good do something gay.”
And gay it was: Ariana Grande and Whitney Houston songs were on blast, disco lights flashed, and there was an open bar.
There was also a mask of Pepe the Frog, the meme that was co-opted by the alt-right and ultimately deemed a despise symbol by the Anti-Defamation League.
One of the organizers of the event, Robert Luke Antonek, said gays are having their moment in Republican politics.
“A validation that gays and lesbians are matching in our control party is worthy of singing from the rooftops, it’s worthy of a celebration,” said Antonek, who coordinated the event in Potomac, Maryland. He said Trump affirmed LGBT people in his speech at the Republican National Convention last summer.
"Trump is the head of