A gaggle of gay Trump supporters gathered for their own MAGA rally in Wilton Manors, Florida on Monday. Unfortunately, things didn’t go as planed.
Members of the Broward County Log Cabin Republicans were reportedly outnumbered 3-1 by counter protesters. Not just that, but they experienced sound problems when their loudspeaker failed.
Whomp, whomp.
It wasn’t our fault their sound system failed them. Activism 101, make sure your tools and message can be heard. pic.twitter.com/8pI8VOnu2A
— Michael Rajner (@MichaelRajner) January 13, 2020
About 12 people turned out to listen to Andrew Brett, president of the Broward County Log Cabin Republicans, gave an impassioned speech about how much he hates Muslims, why President Trump’s impeachment is a witch hunt, and how terrible Democrats in the U.S. House Representatives are during a rally outside Wilton Manors City Hall Monday morning.
“The Democratic Party has become the party of division in America,” Brett ranted to the his audience of one dozen. “Whereas, the Republican Party is the party of inclusion for all Americans.”
Meanwhile, about three dozen counter protestors also showed up, waving signs and chanting over Brett’s hate speech, which nobody could hear anyway because the loudspeakers pooped out.
A small sample of the speech given today by Andrew Brett, president of the Broward Log Cabin Republicans. I took the liberty to circle his typos. Needless to say, Brett is willfully ignorant of @DWStweets & @TedDeutch leadership on #LGBT issues. @browardpolitics @SFGN pic.twitter.com/nPy7FQggjG
— Michael Rajner (@MichaelRajner) January 14, 2020
LGBTQ activist Michael Rajner led the counterprotest. He tells South Florida Gay News that his being there was about protecting future generations of queer people.
“I think it’s important to be here because generations that follow us will be subject to the horrible laws and punishments from this administration if [Trump] should be reelected,” Rajner says. “He’s appointed some terrible judges that are hostile to the LGBT community, and our protections are eroding so quickly.”
“We must stand up, we must register to vote, and we must get the community to mobilize to stand up against this hate.”
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Vince
Funny how Trump is regularly courting the same folks (Evangelicals/Nazi’s) who want to totally eradicate you but yeah, build that wall and lower my taxes. Lol
Not every trump supporter is a bigot but every bigot you can bet is a trump supporter.
PoetDaddy
Every Republican IS a bigot because the Republican PLATFORM is racist, sexist, and homophobic. If you support the party, you support its bigotry. Period.
Rock-N-RollHS
@PoetDaddy Clearly you don’t get out much beyond your small, small circle. People cherry pick what is most important to them and vote that way. I know several women (yes women, Catholic) who are against abortion and that is the only thing that determines their vote. Same with rich people who only vote for the economic benefits. The left and democratics, however, are so splintered and squabbly and identity politic, they will never unite behind a candidate the way repubs do, for better and worse. Your facile view of the world is naive at best, juvenile at worst.
xanadude
I nearly fell off my chair when I read “The Republican Party is the party of inclusion for all Americans.”
That’s why they want to exclude everyone that is not a white male from everything….
Hillers
That’s where it’s clear that selective reasoning is the path of choice for people of this bent. I mean, you can look onilne and see the Drumpf’s tweets about excluding transgender individuals from the military. It’s right there in clear, plain English.
dannysax
How delusional is this idiot? Republicans “the party of inclusion”? It’s the exact opposite, as he condemns Muslims and asylum seekers from Latin America. This is a prime example of blindly following a leader no matter what is the real truth, like they did Hitler and Pastor Jim Jones in Guiana. Yeah, and how did all that go, in both cases? Unbelievable! SMH
Mack
“The Democratic Party has become the party of division in America,” Brett ranted to the his audience of one dozen. “Whereas, the Republican Party is the party of inclusion for all Americans.” Which is laughable since he states he “hates Muslims”. LOL. This is the Republican Party-they’re the party of inclusion as long as you’re white, straight and male.
rand503
It’s inclusive because they will take anyone who thinks exactly like them.
hayesj
I haven’t seen so many spelling errors since second grade. Not only are Republicans bigoted traitors, they’re actually just plain stupid.
nickedbeater
Log Cabin Republicans are like the pancake syrup, crap.
Hotflesh
The irony is Anthony Man,President of the Log Cabin Republicans, is wearing a WEDDING RING. President Trump has been issuing MULTIPLE policies against the LGBTQI Community from people “protected” under religious observance from not serving a gay person even medically if it conflicts with their religious beliefs. Now a case is going before the US Supreme Court about gays being protected in the workplace and Trump says no. He has done more to damage LGBTQI issues and the Log Cabin Republicans and other LGBTQI STILL don’t see how by taking their rights is a reason NOT to vote for him and support a more progressive candidate that will fight for them.
Gamaseki
The Log Cabin Republicans are NAZIS, but with throw pillows
Boone
Vermin.
ShowMeGuy
Gay Republicans remind me of Jewish Nazis or African-American Klansmen.