Pride Month officially started yesterday, and Ivanka Trump set aside some time after Shavuot to commemorate the event for LGBTQ Americans. However, Twitter wasn’t overly excited to celebrate with Trump in light of her father’s presidential actions and inactions.
“Logging back on after Shavuot, wishing everyone a joyful #Pride2017. This month we celebrate and honor the #LGBTQ community,” Ivanka Trump wrote Thursday night. “I am proud to support my LGBTQ friends and the LGBTQ Americans who have made immense contributions to our society and economy.”
Logging back on after Shavuot, wishing everyone a joyful #Pride2017. This month we celebrate and honor the #LGBTQ community.
— Ivanka Trump (@IvankaTrump) June 2, 2017
Responses started shortly after, with users calling out Ivanka for President Trump’s rescinding of transgender protections, Vice President Mike Pence’s pro-conversion therapy stances, and her inaction regarding those and many other issues. For activists, Ivanka remains largely apathetic toward preventing the Trump presidency from hurting LGBTQ Americans.
You don’t get to honor the LGBTQ community when the VP supports gay conversion therapy and your dad supports bathroom bills
— @carlivelocci.com on the other app (@velocciraptor) June 2, 2017
I’d thank you for your tweet but I’m kind of busy getting deprogrammed in conversion therapy.
— Tracy E. Gilchrist (@TracyEGilchrist) June 2, 2017
https://twitter.com/MollyJongFast/status/870459301084753922
You’re embarrassing yourself. Quit pretending. pic.twitter.com/BGFs2Gdr3L
— Kyle Poddig (@CarolyninFandom) June 2, 2017
Many also complained that Ivanka is self-serving—she’ll praise the LGBTQ community while hardly caring about their struggles. Like father, like daughter, some joked.
https://twitter.com/bitchyologist/status/870654530698047488
Go screw yourself, @IvankaTrump. We needed action from you, not words. You’ve failed the LGBT community & the world. https://t.co/O5pm97njvg
— Jon Cooper (@joncoopertweets) June 2, 2017
https://twitter.com/robynkanner/status/870638446208929796
Overall, many noted that for Ivanka to voice support for the LGBTQ community while her father remains silent shows that the Trump family is aware of the month, but that the president simply doesn’t care to commemorate its significance.
