The Republican Party opposes several LGBT rights , but is primarily opposed to same-sex marriage and transgender rights . However , according to a Pew Research Center survey published in October , 2017 , 54 % of Republicans now feel that society should accept homosexuality while only 37 % feel it should be discouraged . Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump expressed his support to the LGBT community at the 2016 Republican National Convention . Trump , as president , signed a memo in August 2017 prohibiting transgender individuals from joining the armed services in most cases
2016 Republican National Convention
2016 Republican National Convention
LGBT rights in the United States