By Olatunde Dodondawa
June 1 was a special day for the special people, The LGBTQ Community, and the most prominent comment was from the World President, Donald Trump.
President Trump’s celebration of LGBTQ’s right was met with criticism by some commentators across the globe.
Mr. Trump said on Friday on Twitter, nodding to Pride Month for the first time since he took office. In remarks that were circulated a day later as an official statement from the White House, he added, “My Administration has launched a global campaign to decriminalize homosexuality and invites all nations to join us in this effort!”
The president was referring to an initiative championed by Richard Grenell, the American ambassador to Germany, that was introduced in February. His tweets seemed to signal that he had come a long way in supporting the plan. Asked about the initiative at the time, Mr. Trump told reporters he did not know about it. But this time, critics immediately seized on the president’s comments, saying the administration had undermined civil rights at home.
“You can’t celebrate Pride and constantly undermine our rights — including attacking #TransHealth, discharging #TransTroops, refusing to protect LGBTQ youth, and cozying up to dictators who brutalize & marginalize LGBTQ people,” Chad Griffin, the president of the Human Rights Campaign, said on Twitter. “This is gross hypocrisy, with an emphasis on gross.”
During his run for the presidency, Mr. Trump stood out in a crowded conservative field for his comparative acceptance of gay marriage as well as lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender rights. Those views had long predated the campaign: “If two people dig each other, they dig each other,” Mr. Trump wrote on his blog in 2005, celebrating the partnership of Elton John and David Furnish……..according to nytimes.com.
However, President Trump should be given the opportunity to right his wrongs. As an LGBTQ Activist, I have seen many Pastors and Government officials that have condemned members of LGBTQ community publicly now support the cause. Many are scared to speak out due to law banning people to express their sex orientation, their pride and belief. As a result, let us be as accommodating as we can because human beings are very dynamic.
HAPPY LGBTQ PRIDE DAY!!!
