LGBT 4 Trump Group in Maine Has Application To March In Pride Parade Rescinded

06/13/2017

By: Allison Freeman, Staff Reporter

A group of Trump Supporting LGBT people, and their allies, had their application to march in the Pride Parade in Bangor, Maine accepted and then rescinded today.

An application to march in the Pride Parade on Saturday June 24th was submitted to Health Equity Alliance by a Maine-based “LGBT 4 Trump” group.

Their application was accepted by Maggie Campbell, the Director of Development and Communion at Heath Equity Alliance. She returned an email to “LGBT 4 Trump” saying “Can’t wait to see you in June!”

Today, “LGBT 4 Trump” received an email from the Bangor Pride Coordinators saying that their application to march had been rescinded;

The Bangor Pride Coordinators cited the support of the President as their reason for rescinding the “LGBT 4 Trump” application.

In light of this clear act of discrimination, questions must be asked;

-Can a group that receives both Federal and State funding discriminate based on political leanings?

-Does supporting President Trump make a person any less LGBT?

-Should legal council be sought?

-Will groups like Bangor Daily News, Bangor Savings Bank, Hannaford and others pull their sponsorship?