A month after a mass shooting at a gay nightclub , while speaking to the 2016 Republican National Convention , Trump promised to " protect our LGBT citizens from the violence and oppression of a hateful foreign ideology " , but did not describe specifically what he would do to support LGBT people 's safety . Many observed that this comment primarily served to demonize Islam rather than to support LGBT rights
2016 Republican National Convention
2016 Republican National Convention
LGBT rights in the United States