While former President Donald Trumps policies and rhetoric have regularly antagonized the LGBTQ+ community, a small but vocal contingent of LGBTQ+ individuals have publicly supported the former president nonetheless, citing reasons that range from economic policies to personal admiration for his stance against political correctness. These endorsements challenge the assumption that LGBTQ+ voters are universally aligned with progressive politics, highlighting the diversity of political thought (and prejudices) within the community.Below are 10 LGBTQ+ public figures who have endorsed Trump, each with a unique relationship to him, ranging from financial backing to active participation in his campaigns. Related From Kesha to George Takei: Here are 20 LGBTQ+ celebrities who have endorsed Kamala Harris for 2024 Kamala Harris has earned public endorsements from major LGBTQ+ celebrities, growing her broad and diverse appeal. Scott BessentYouTube screenshot Scott Bessent | YouTube screenshotScott Bessent, an openly gay American investor and founder of Key Square Group, has a long history of political involvement, donating an estimated $10 million to $15 million to Republicans.He is reportedly on Trumps shortlist for Treasury secretary,The Wall Street Journal reported.Bessent literally ran to join Trump onstage at an August 14 rally in Asheville, North Carolina, after Trump called him one of the most brilliant men on Wall Street. In his brief comments, Bessent said, Look, this is a Trump economy. This is aTrump stock market, implying that the economy is thriving in anticipation of Trump winning in November.At the end of the day, Donald Trump wants to have a good economy, and he wont do anything to take the economy off the cliff, Bessent told Barrons.Sophia HutchinsShutterstock Sophia Hutchins attends the Summer Kickoff Party for WorldPride hosted by Alice + Olivia by Stacey Bendet and the Trevor Project in New York City, New York on June 18, 2019. | ShutterstockSophia Hutchins is the young transgender manager of right-wing trans conservative Caitlyn Jenner. Hutchins has distanced herself from the broader LGBTQ+ community, describing herself as a proud Roman Catholic and MAGA conservative. Hutchins has worked for the transphobic right-wing media outlet Fox News and is a board member of the Log Cabin Republicans, a self-proclaimed group for LGBTQ+ conservatives that actively opposes transgender civil rights.Sophia endorsed Trump during the 2023 Republican primaries and attended the victory celebration afterhe won the January 15 Iowa caucuses, taking photos with some of Trumps inner circle.Caitlyn JennerTaya Gray via Imagn Content Services, LLC via IMAGN images Failed gubernatorial recall candidate Caitlyn Jenner speaks at the East Valley Republican Women Federated headquarters in La Quinta, California on August 16, 2021. | Taya Gray via Imagn Content Services, LLC via IMAGN imagesCaitlyn Jenner, who came out as transgender in 2015, is an American media personality and former Olympic gold medalist who nonetheless opposes allowing trans athletes to partake in competitive sports. Though she claimed to vote for Trump in the 2016 presidential election, that may have been a lie. In October 2018, she withdrew her support of Trump saying he relentlessly attacked the trans community by rolling back protections for trans students and banning trans people from the U.S. military. I have gotten more flak for being a conservative Republican than I have for being trans, the transgender millionaire said. In 2021, she said, Obviously I would support Trumps 2024 presidential campaign. In a May 1 Instagram post, Jenner endorsed Trump, writing,We had world peace, unity, and law and order under President Trump!Azealia BanksShutterstock Azealia Banks arriving for the 2012 GQ Men Of The Year Awards, Royal Opera House, London on May 9, 2012 | ShutterstockIn November 2023, bisexual rapper Azealia Banks endorsed Trump because voting for President Joe Biden, she said, was elder abuse. She has continued to support Trump even after Biden dropped out of the presidential race.When she endorsed Trump, she said she thinks hes funny, said shell be voting for him in 2024, and added, Hes been through how many bankruptcies? How many wives? How many television shows? Seriously, nothing can take him down.Banks hascalled gay men fa***tin the past and hasmade disparaging comments about transgender people, said she feels way safer in red states than in blue states because more people have guns. She used to live in California and now lives in Florida. In July 2024, she was spotted at a Trump rally in Miami, Florida.Blaire WhiteThe Hill screenshot Blaire White speaks to The Hills Rising series. | The Hill screenshotBlaire White a conservative transgender YouTuber and political commentator with over 1.5 million YouTube followers and over 556,000 Instagram followers told The Hill in August 2024, Theres a million reasons why Im supporting Donald Trump in this election. She said one of the biggest reasons she has endorsed Trump is to oppose the medias support of his Democratic opponent, Vice President Kamala Harris.We have an entirety of the corporate press thats stacked against Donald Trump, she said. Just on principle I dont want to live in a world where we have the media completely constructing a reality and setting the window of accepted thought. So for me, a vote for Trump is a vote just against the media.White gained notoriety in November 2017 when she recorded an assault she experienced after crossing a police line meant to separate Trump supporters from anti-Trump protestors in Los Angeles, California. Before this, she became notorious for her right-leaning YouTube videos criticizing feminists, social justice warriors, the media, as well as other trans or gender-nonconforming people, Newsweek reported. She considers gender-affirming care for minors as a form of child abuse.Amber RoseJasper Colt / USA TODAY / USA TODAY NETWORK via IMAGN images Amber Rose speaks during the first day of the Republican National Convention. | Jasper Colt / USA TODAY / USA TODAY NETWORK via IMAGN imagesAmber Rose, a bisexual model and media personality who once organized a massive SlutWalk through New York City as a protest against misogynist street harassment, endorsed Trump via Instagram in May 2024. She posted a picture featuring herself, Trump, and former First Lady Melania Trump at a black-tie fundraiser with the caption, Trump 2024 .Rose spoke in support of Trump on July 15at the Republican National Convention (RNC). There, she claimed supporters of former President Donald Trump dont care if youre Black, white, gay, or straight its all love.The left told me to hate Trump and even worse, to hate the other side, the people who support him, Rose said in her RNC speech. When you cut through the lies, you realize the truth: American families were better when Donald Trump was president. We were safer, wealthier, and stronger. A vote for Donald Trump is a vote to put money back in our pockets and good food on our kids plates.Roses appearance at the RNC andendorsement of Trump shocked many,especially since Trump has repeatedly advocated against womens bodily autonomy as well as racial inclusivity and LGBTQ+ rights.Lady MAGA View this post on Instagram A post shared by LM USA (@lmusa1776)Lady MAGA, known offstage as Ryan Woods, is a gay, Mormon conservative drag performer who has used his platform to endorse Trump and support Republican values. Woods came up with his MAGA-themed creation in 2019 and has been ostracized by his local Salt Lake City drag community. In March, Lady MAGA took selfies with attendees of the far-right CPAC conference. She calls herself a costume artist these days, and claims that drag performers destroyed their credibility with predatory filth. Her views coincide with right-wing figures who accuse drag queens of sexualizing kids.She attended Donald Trumps Million Man March in December 2020, whereshe spoke to the crowd of election denierson the Washington Mall, weeks before the January 6, 2021 riots at the U.S. Capitol Dozens of white nationalists screamed abuse at her during her Million Man speech.Richard GrenellShutterstock Richard Allen Grenell, poses after his ambassador accreditation ceremony at Schloss Bellevue in Berlin, Germany on May 8, 2018 | ShutterstockRichard Grenell made history as the first openly gay man to serve in a U.S. Cabinet position when he was appointed Acting Director of National Intelligence under Donald Trump. Though Grenell initially described Trump during the 2016 presidential campaign as unserious and dangerous, he deleted all his social media criticisms of Trump and began praising him when Trump won the Republican nomination.Although Grenell claimed in August 2020 that President Trump is the most pro-gay president in American history, nothing backs up that claim. During his time in the Trump administration, Grenell said he worked with Trump ona campaign to end the criminalization of homosexualityaround the world, but the campaign seemingly accomplished nothing as Trump officials said that pressuring foreign countries to repeal their anti-LGBTQ+ laws wouldviolate religious freedom. Grenell similarly opposes the Equality Act, legislation that would provide federal LGBTQ+ anti-discrimination protections, claiming it would be an attack on religion.Donald Trump doesnt care if youre gay or straight, Black, brown or white, or what gender you are, Grenell said as the only out gay person to speak at the Republican National Convention. His claim stood in strong contrast tothe other RNC speakers who repeatedly attacked many peoples genders. He knows that we are all Americans and that its time to put America first, Grenell added.Dave RubinShutterstock Dave Rubin speaks at 20 Monroe Live in Grand Rapids, Michigan on September 20, 2018 | ShutterstockDave Rubin, a gay political commentator and former progressive who was recently accused of being paid well to push Russian propaganda online (allegations he has denied), said he voted for Trump in 2020 because of Trumps opposition to the wokeleft andcritical race theory in schools and government.But, I see Trump, basically, as the last bulwark to stop the radical left, Rubin told Fox and Friends in late October 2020, adding, This isnt just a counter vote, I think Donald Trump has actually done a lot of good.Along with his husband, Rubin is expecting children via surrogacy and has used his platform to champion conservative values, often aligning with Trumps rhetoric on free speech and social issues, including his support of Dont Say Gay legislation banning LGBTQ+-inclusive curriculum in schools.If I found out a teacher talked to my 6-year-old about gender or sexuality, I might kill that person, Rubin said on the September 15, 2022 edition ofThe Rubin Reportstreamed on YouTube.Tammy BruceShutterstock Tammy Bruce attends The Paley Honors: A Gala Tribute To LGBTQ in New York City on May 15, 2019 | ShutterstockTammy Bruce, a lesbian conservative commentator and activist, has been an outspoken supporter of Donald Trump, frequently appearing on Fox News to support his agenda. In an April 2024 rant against President Joe Biden inTimemagazine, Bruce wrote that Biden has caused the world to end, citing military conflicts between Iran and Israel, Russias invasion of Ukraine, and North Korea firing some short-range missiles into the ocean, which the country has been doing for decades.And now weve got a chance to make a difference here. And this is what the bad guys also know. This is why the rest of this year as Donald Trump theyve tried to put him in a cage the one guy that can save this nation and the world at this point, Bruce wrote. I thought Donald Trump was great and a great president. Hes now the guy that can save the world.LGBTQ+ organizations endorsing Donald TrumpAlongside these individual endorsements, several LGBTQ+ organizations have also thrown their support behind Donald Trump, advocating for conservative values within the LGBTQ+ community.Gays for TrumpFounded by Peter Boykin, a failed Republican candidate for North Carolinas House of Representatives, the transphobic group spent 2016 raising funds to getGays for Trump billboardserected in Florida and North Carolina. In March 2018, Boykin organized aMarch4Trump in Washington, D.C.About 100 people attended, there was an open mic instead of scheduled speakers, and Boykin blamed the wind for the lack of attendance. Trump publicly acknowledged the group at an April 2022 fundraiser in his Mar-a-Lago resort, stating, Wheres Gays for Trump? You dont look gay!Log Cabin RepublicansThe Log Cabin Republicans (LCR), the oldest LGBTQ+ conservative organization in the U.S., endorsed Donald Trump in 2020 but didnt in 2016. The national organization which hasendorsed 14 anti-LGBTQ+ Republicansin 2018 and12 anti-LGBTQ+ extremists in 2020 continues to praise Trumpandnever condemnedhis incitement of the January 2021 insurrection at the Capitol.In July, LCRs president falsely claimed thenational GOP platform had been stripped of all anti-LGBT language it hasnt. The group opposes the Equality Act, transgender civil rights, and LGBTQ+ instruction in schools.A complex relationship between Trump and the LGBTQ+ communityThe endorsements of Donald Trump by LGBTQ+ public figures and groups serve as a reminder that the LGBTQ+ community, like any other, is not a monolith. While the Republican Party has traditionally opposed LGBTQ+ civil rights, some queer people still support Trump in agreement with his cultural and political positions including his general opposition to southern immigrants, abortion access, Muslims, and transgender rights or his economic and nationalist views.