During the 2016 Republican National Convention Donald Trump said " As your president , I will do everything in my power to protect our LGBTQ citizens , from the violence and oppression of hateful foreign ideologies " . At a campaign rally on October 29 , 2016 , Trump held up a Rainbow Flag on stage marked with " LGBTs for Trump " . On November 11 , 2016 , Trump appointed Peter Theil to the executive committee of his presidential transition team . On November 13 , 2016 , during an interview with Lesley Stahl on '' 60 Minutes '' , Trump said that he was fine with the '' Obergefell v. Hodges '' Supreme Court decision and that it was irrelevant whether he supported same-sex marriage or not because the law was settled . Trump 's decisions as president have put into question the sincerity of his comments as a candidate . On October 13 , 2017 , Trump became the first sitting president to address the Values Voter Summit , an annual conference sponsored by the Family Research Council , which is known for its anti-LGBT civil rights advocacy
2016 Republican National Convention
2016 Republican National Convention
LGBT history in the United States