Well, that didn’t go so well.
After Donald Trump announced to the LGBTQ community that he was now a huuuge supporter of the cause and the community’s newest ally, he probably expected some love in return. Sadly for him, it didn’t go as planned.
Tuesday around 1:30pm ET, the presumptive GOP nominee (who was celebrating his 70th birthday) tweeted: “I will fight for you while Hillary brings in more people that will threaten your freedoms and beliefs.”
A few minutes later, a hashtag was born.
#LGBTQHatesTrumpParty started trending around 2PM and the tweets usually involved GIFs or videos. Oh, the shade of it all.
From 5 to 8PM, #LGBTQHatesTrumpParty was the most used hashtag in the country. By 6pm, it peaked at almost 15,000 tweets.
As RuPaul would say: “In the great tradition of Paris is Burning, get out your library cards. Because reading is fundamental.”
https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/742771576039460864?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
Actual footage of me leaving the booth after voting for Hillary #LGBTQHatesTrumpParty pic.twitter.com/38CQfvaNQy
— Louis Virtel (@louisvirtel) June 15, 2016
walk up to the #LGBTQHatesTrumpParty like pic.twitter.com/L8meBFVhSO
— shauna (@goldengateblond) June 15, 2016
When pro gun homophobic bigots start tweeting us their thoughts and prayers . #LGBTQHatesTrumpParty pic.twitter.com/YbsaOrd2z3
— Alec Mapa (@AlecMapa) June 15, 2016
https://twitter.com/CGBPosts/status/742886448928460800
https://twitter.com/benwritesthings/status/742874770312663044
Running into homophobes at the #LGBTQHatesTrumpParty pic.twitter.com/A6ILCzTsuF
— SouthernHomo (@SouthernHomo) June 15, 2016
Arriving at the #LGBTQHatesTrumpParty like… pic.twitter.com/W8zDqkKCRL
— Sam Kalidi (@samkalidi) June 14, 2016
https://twitter.com/jawillie/status/743043402514718720
https://twitter.com/princessomuch/status/742965185464401920
When straight people see the gays having all the fun with their #lgbtqhatestrumpparty. pic.twitter.com/fOfvTbrfej
— Jeffrey (@JCorreaNYC) June 15, 2016
#LGBTQHatesTrumpParty Accurate don't you think? pic.twitter.com/7PdSZZFijP
— TrueBlue 🦅 (@TrueBlueNJ) June 15, 2016
We'll dance anyway the memory of @realDonaldTrump exploiting queer deaths to push his hatred. #LGBTQHatesTrumpParty pic.twitter.com/LGgZCWPIYC
— 🌹 Clark, a proud citizen of GoFundMe nation (@Clarknt67) June 14, 2016
https://twitter.com/heterostraight/status/742844049980198914
https://twitter.com/kevinpokeeffe/status/742840937991278592
Some in the community do like the Trump Party, however.
GOProud founder Chris Barron says he’s the “most pro-gay Republican nominee ever.”
Conservative blogger Jim Hoft, who came out of the closet this week, says that “there is only one man who can lead this nation and protect all gays and all Americans. His name is Donald Trump.”
And a gay Trump voter posted on Reddit that “Twitter is currently ACTIVELY CENSORING #gaysfortrump, and boosting #LGBTQHatesTrumpParty. Twitter HATES conservative gays!”
