Anti-LGBTQ evangelist Franklin Graham will deliver the invocation at the inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump, according to a copy of the program circulating on X, The Washington Blade has reported.Grahams invocation further cements Trumps connection to the Christian Evangelical community. An estimated 80% of evangelical voters supported Trump even though Trump says he has never had to ask God for forgiveness because he has never made any mistakes. Trump has been found liable for sexual assault, convicted of 34 felonies, and accused of sexual misconduct by at least 26 women. Related Congress replaces statue of white supremacist with statue of anti-LGBTQ+ zealot A statue of white supremacist politician Charles Aycock will be replaced by anti-gay pastor Rev. Billy Graham. Graham is also symbolic of the anti-LGBTQ+ agenda that Trump and his administration will espouse in Trumps second term. Insights for the LGBTQ+ community Subscribe to our briefing for insights into how politics impacts the LGBTQ+ community and more. Subscribe to our Newsletter today Graham has called forregime change in the U.S. because trans rights are evil and wicked.He has called LGBTQ+ rights a godless, secular agenda and said that LGBTQ people are extremely dangerous if they are permitted to proceed unchecked.He hasreferredto gay Christians as the enemy, said that sexually transmitted diseasesare a punishmentfor ignoring Gods guidelines, that trans people who need to peeare a danger to women and children, and Hes complained that Pope Francis istrying to normalize homosexuality.Hehas called for a boycott of Targetfor instituting gender-neutral language in its stores, called for aboycott of Girls Scout cookiesdue to the organizations support of LGBTQ+ rights, andcalled for boycottsof businesses that feature same-sex couples in their advertisements.He has called for foreign nationsto deny people with official gender-neutral markerson their passports. He cited a Biblical verse calling for death for homosexualitywhen talking about out Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg.Hehas praisedRussian President Vladimir Putins anti-gay propaganda law andhas saidthat gays and lesbians are recruiting people by adopting children. Graham was also offered the chance to conduct the opening prayer at Trumps first inauguration in 2017.Trumps second term is considered highly likely to pursue the anti-LGBTQ+ agenda outlined in Project 2025, the Heritage Foundations blueprint for his presidency. The project calls upon the government to no longer recognize same-sex marriages, to ban all legal recognitions and rights connected to transgender people, to eradicate any mention of LGBTQ+ issues in schools or the federal government, and to end all federally funded LGBTQ+-related anti-discrimination programs as well as any diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) efforts.Subscribe to theLGBTQ Nation newsletterand be the first to know about the latest headlines shaping LGBTQ+ communities worldwide.