A series of tweets from 2012 have resurfaced where an official national spokesperson for the Trump campaign calls gays “not normal”.
The self-proclaimed “friend of gays” Donald Trump seems to have surrounded himself with anti-LGBT campaigners and staff.
First was his selection of anti-LGBT governor Mike Pence as his running mate , and now tweets from 2012 indicate that the face of the Trump campaign on cable news, Katrina Pierson, had some anti-LGBT sentiments too.
In an exchange with another Twitter user, Ms Pierson argues that even if a same-sex couple gets married in a church it still shouldn’t be considered marriage and that being gay isn’t “normal”.
When questioned by Buzzfeed News about the tweets, Ms Pierson said: “It’s a long reach to go back to 2012 to try to create a new hit piece and call it relevant.
“You’ll also find that as a grassroots volunteer for multiple campaigns, it’s quite common that Twitter is a platform to promote/defend the policies and values of the candidates at the time.
“Many times, it’s about engaging trolls which can lead to humorous and sarcastic banter.”
She concluded that “positions/values of the candidates are not necessarily a sole reflection of the individual promoting or supporting said candidate,” so there is “nothing to square.”
In June, Trump tweeted that he would fight for the LGBT community , while Hillary “brings in more people that threaten your freedoms and beliefs.”
Then, in Trump’s acceptance speech for the Republican nomination he said, “As your president, I will do everything in my power to protect our LGBTQ citizens from the violence and oppression of a hateful foreign ideology.”
In contrast, his Democratic rival Hillary Clinton has recently unveiled a new action plan on HIV/AIDS , backing HIV-preventing drugs and pledging to tackle transmissions among at-risk minority groups.
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