@raymondbraun: Because Trump says so many sexist, racist, xenophobic, Islamophobic things, all of his hateful policies are not fully reported & understood.
@raymondbraun: It’s upsetting that LGBTQ issues are rarely discussed in this election & absent from any #debate so far. We need to hold Trump accountable.
@raymondbraun: I’m deeply troubled that some people think Donald Trump could be a champion, or even sympathetic, for LGBTQ people. #debate
@raymondbraun: Let me be clear. Donald Trump is the most anti-LGBTQ Presidential candidate we’ve ever seen. Here are the receipts.
@raymondbraun: Unlike the majority of Americans, Trump opposes marriage equality and doesn't believe LGBTQ people should be treated equally under the law.
@raymondbraun: The Trump campaign has vowed to appoint far-right judges, like staunchly anti-LGBTQ Antonin Scalia, to the Supreme Court.
@raymondbraun: Trump has endorsed some of the most hateful anti-LGBTQ laws in the country, including North Carolina’s infamous HB2.
@raymondbraun: Trump has frequently given speeches at events by anti-LGBTQ extremists and hate groups. He has not given one LGBTQ outreach speech.
@raymondbraun: Trump defends homophobic and transphobic legislation, vowing to adopt it on a national scale.
@raymondbraun: Trump has pledged to sign the First Amendment Defense Act (FADA), which would legalize anti-LGBTQ discrimination at the national level.
@raymondbraun: Trump thus endorses a law that empowers businesses, employees, landlords, and healthcare providers to discriminate against LGBTQ people.
@raymondbraun: Let me underscore this. Under the FADA, which Trump endorses, a trans child could be denied medical care simply for being trans.
@raymondbraun: Under the FADA, which Trump endorses, a restaurant could refuse to serve dinner to a family with two moms.
@raymondbraun: Under the FADA, which Trump endorses, a gay man could be kicked out of his apartment for holding hands with his boyfriend in the elevator.
@raymondbraun: Under the FADA, which Trump endorses, countless LGBTQ people would face pressure to go back in the closet at work for fear of being fired.
@raymondbraun: Trump opposes the right of transgender students to use the bathrooms and locker rooms consistent with their gender identity.
@raymondbraun: Trump politicized the Pulse tragedy to applaud himself, stating, “Appreciate the congrats for being right on radical Islamic terrorism.”
@raymondbraun: Trump headlined an anti-LGBTQ event in Orlando on the two month anniversary of the horrific Pulse tragedy.
@raymondbraun: Trump assembled the most anti-LGBTQ team in the history of Presidential politics. The people you surround yourself with reveal who you are.
@raymondbraun: Trump chose a VP nominee who champions anti-LGBTQ legislation and built his national profile by discriminating against LGBTQ people.
@raymondbraun: Trump’s VP nominee signed a bill that would jail same-sex couples who applied for a marriage license.
@raymondbraun: Trump’s VP nominee voted against a bipartisan law to protect Americans from hate crimes, simply because LGBTQ people would be included, too.
@raymondbraun: Trump’s VP nominee wants to fund anti-LGBTQ conversion therapy with tax dollars. Experts call conversion therapy a form of torture & abuse.
@raymondbraun: Trump’s VP nominee proposed reinvesting funds for HIV/AIDS prevention to fund anti-LGBTQ conversion therapy.
@raymondbraun: Just to underscore this point: Trump’s VP nominee literally wants to fund the torture of LGBTQ youth using your tax dollars.
@raymondbraun: Trump’s Campaign CEO has called trans people "a guy in a dress" and published an article stating, “no one believes trans women are women.”
@raymondbraun: Trump’s Campaign Manager, Kellyanne Conway, is a former pollster for the anti-LGBTQ "National Organization for Marriage."
@raymondbraun: Trump surrounds himself with advisors and fundraisers who have called LGBTQ people rapists, pedophiles, criminals, terrorists, and beasts.
@raymondbraun: If Trump has “a lot of LGBTQ friends,” why haven’t they come out in support of him on LGBTQ issues? #debate
@raymondbraun: If Trump believes in promoting LGBTQ employees in his organization, why don’t we know of any openly LGBTQ staffers on his campaign? #debate
@raymondbraun: If Trump cares about protecting LGBTQ people, why does he endorse policies that correlate to increased homelessness, violence & suicide?
@raymondbraun: If Trump is a friend to LGBTQ people, why hasn’t he spoken out against any of the 200+ anti-LGBTQ bills introduced in 34 states this year?
@raymondbraun: If Trump is a friend to LGBTQ people, why hasn’t he released an LGBTQ-inclusive platform or taken any pro-equality positions? #debate
@raymondbraun: Trump claims he’s a friend to LGBTQ people while supporting anti-equality discrimination & surrounding himself with anti-LGBTQ extremists.
@raymondbraun: Putting a t-shirt on your website does not make you a friend of LGBTQ people.
https://t.co/KHx7rx3lPU
@raymondbraun: Barely being able to pronounce the letters L-G-B-T-Q does not make you a champion for LGBTQ people.
https://t.co/XjeJzrupmV
@raymondbraun: Politicizing the LGBTQ community to incite Islamophobia, xenophobia, and racism does not make you a friend to LGBTQ people.
@raymondbraun: With a campaign built on division and bigotry, Trump is the biggest threat the LGBTQ community has faced in any Presidential Election, ever.
@raymondbraun: The safety, wellbeing, and progress of the LGBTQ community will be under threat if Donald Trump is elected our President. #debate
my actual favorite moment of the night
