[quote]President Donald Trump has broken with recent precedent by not recognizing June as LGBT Pride Month.
The decision marks an end to two of his predecessors' tradition of officially recognizing the month. President Bill Clinton first recognized it in 1999 in commemoration of the Stonewall Riots of late June 1969, which many point to as the start of the modern gay rights movement.
Clinton again recognized June as Pride Month in 2000, but the practice was paused under the George W. Bush administration. President Barack Obama picked it up again during his eight years in office, issuing June proclamations and hosting celebrations inside the White House.
The White House did not respond to a request for a comment. Although Trump did not recognize LGBT Pride Month, he proclaimed June as Great Outdoors Month, National Caribbean-American Heritage Month, African-American Music Appreciation Month, National Ocean Month and National Homeownership Month
As a candidate, Trump had promised to be different than many of his GOP peers on the campaign trail. In June of last year, he declared that he would be a better ally of the LGBT community than Hillary Clinton.
"Thank you to the LGBT community", he tweeted. "I will fight for you while Hillary brings in more people that will threaten your freedoms and beliefs."
Later that month, Trump reiterated his commitment to the LGBT community after the attack at an gay nightclub in Orlando. At a New Hampshire rally, he said, "Ask yourself, who is really the friend of women and the LGBT community? Donald Trump with actions or Hillary Clinton with her words?"
So far, however, Trump has taken no actions to commemorate LGBT Pride Month or recognize the community. Ivanka Trump -- the first daughter and a close adviser to the President -- did, however, tweet in honor of Pride Month.
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Wait, I though Trump said he would be a friend to the LGBT community...
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The main question is why is there a whole -blam!-ing month of the year devoted to these people? At most they should only get a long weekend.
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1 ReplyEdited by Revenant: 7/1/2017 9:46:12 PM>White house acknowledges Pride Month "FUCK YOU 2 SCOOPS DRUMPFT WE DON'T NEED YOUR FAKE RESPECT #NOTMYPRESIDENT >White house does not acknowledge Pride Month "FUCK YOU 2 SCOOPS DRUUMPFT YOU NAZI"
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If they need to be recognized to feel good about themselves, that's more an indictment of the LGBT community than of Trump. The most respectful thing he could do is not acknowledge nonsense virtue signalling.
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1 ReplyCompare that to a Muslim country's treatment of said people and the problem you have is real small.
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17 RepliesEdited by Shlomo Goldstein: 7/2/2017 2:11:23 PMGood! The fact that we need propaganda to promote it shows just how unnatural and unhealthy it is.
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Unofficial crap started by lib cucks to pander for the gay vote. Nobody cares
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49 RepliesAny LGBT person who needs a month of attention is just being narcissistic. I'm gonna be gay whether people care or not.
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3 RepliesGood, the president has better things to do than make wackos feel special
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5 RepliesDon't really understand the concept of LGBT pride. I'm straight. Woo hoo, really impressive. I'm so proud of my acomplishments.
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6 RepliesHonest question: when someone says or tells you that theyre gay, what are they actually saying? Why do you feel the need to tell everyone who you like to have sex with? Because that is the ONLY thing that youre saying when you tell people your gay. The only thing that i get from that is that you like to have sex with the same gender. Nothing more. I really dont need to know how you prefer to be pleasured. Seriously. I will not treat you any differently because youre gay. I WILL treat you differently if you go out of your way to tell me who you like to have sex with.
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14 RepliesThey don't endorse heterosexual pride month so why should they endorse LGBTP pride month?
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2 RepliesHe didn't decline to recognize it in the sense that it doesn't exist, just simply didn't endorse it
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Good LGBT isn't a race. They do not need a month. 1 day is pleanty. They are no more special than straight folks the follow natural laws.
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11 RepliesThe key to creating an equal society is equal treatment, not special treatment.
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7 RepliesGood, should have never been lgbt month anyways
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20 RepliesWhy does every single group need a special month? We have bigger worries in the world than the president not telling gay people that they're special.
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Awwww, boo hoo
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70 RepliesWhen is straight pride month? When is white history month? People call for equality, but really just mean I want more
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7 RepliesI mean, since when did the LGBT community care what Trump thinks anyway?
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3 RepliesEdited by RevZilla: 7/1/2017 10:27:25 AMDave Chappelle said it best. Something along the lines of "To what degree do I have to participate in your self image". Answer: None
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4 RepliesEdited by Jones Burr: 7/1/2017 2:11:04 AMDid Trump recognize yesterday was National Waffle Iron Day? No. Trump hates waffles! [spoiler]No seriously, yesterday was National Waffle Iron Day. https://nationaldaycalendar.com/latest-posts/ [/spoiler]
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Good. They shouldn't have their own month. Equality means treating everyone the same, not glorifying everyone who is different. If there was a straight pride month, I'd be perfectly fine with the LGBT one.
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2 RepliesThey don't deserve a special month. If you're gay so that people praise you for a month you're not actually gay. Hell nobody should need an appreciation month. Get over yourselves folks.
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Of course he did. Jerry Falwell Jr and Mike Pence wouldn't have it any other way.
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Thanks Max.
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1 ReplyOf all the horrible policy decisions and stupidity coming from the White House this is what you want to talk about politically