Despite the 2016 GOP platform officially being one of the least LGBTQ-friendly in history, Donald Trump loudly advocated for LGBTQ citizens Thursday night while accepting the Republican presidential nomination. "As your president, I will do everything in my power to protect our LGBTQ citizens from the violence and oppression of the hateful foreign ideology. Believe me," he said to cheers.
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