Donald John Trump (born June 14, 1946) is the 45th and current president of the United States. Before entering politics, he was a businessman and television personality. Trump was born and raised in the New York City borough of Queens, and received a bachelor's degree in economics from the Wharton School. He took charge of his family's real-estate business in 1971, renamed it The Trump Organization, and expanded its operations from Queens and Brooklyn into Manhattan.
The company built or renovated skyscrapers, hotels, casinos, and golf courses. Trump later started various side ventures, mostly by licensing his name. He owned the Miss Universe and Miss USA beauty pageants from 1996 to 2015, and produced and hosted The Apprentice, a reality television show, from 2003 to 2015. Forbes estimates his net worth to be $3.1 billion.
For the millions of LGBTQ Americans and allies, this is the most crucial election of our lifetime. And not just because our community has been disproportionately hit by COVID-19 and an economy in freefall.
The Trump Administration has systematically tried to erase the hard-fought progress made toward universal equal rights that so many have struggled for decades to achieve, and this destructive trend will only get worse if Donald Trump and Mike Pence are allowed another four years in office.
Countless individuals have advocated tirelessly for decades to forge a path forward for the LGBTQ community. Monumental moments in American history such as the Stonewall riots are what paved the way toward recent victories like the Supreme Court’s
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