Editing Log Cabin Republicans (section)

===2020 presidential election===

In November 2018, Jerri Ann Henry became the first woman to serve as Log Cabin executive director. A month later, she said in a television interview that, while she perceived Trump as having been "vocally supportive" of LGBT people compared to other Republican presidents and presidential candidates, there had nevertheless been "a lot of ups and downs in the last two years with some of the administration's actions."<ref name="thehill1">{{cite news|last1=Manchester|first1=Julia|date=7 December 2018|title=There are 'ups and downs' in Trump's relationship with LGBT community, says leader of gay GOP group|work=The Hill|url=https://thehill.com/hilltv/rising/420222-there-are-ups-and-downs-in-trumps-relationship-with-lgbt-community-says-leader|access-date=9 December 2018}}</ref>

On August 16, 2019, more than a year prior to [[2020 United States presidential election|the election]], the Log Cabins endorsed Trump. Chair Robert Kabel and vice chair Jill Homan gave their reasons for the endorsement in a ''Washington Post'' op-ed.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/trump-met-his-commitments-to-lgbtq-americans-he-has-our-endorsement/2019/08/15/fb9b741c-bf96-11e9-a5c6-1e74f7ec4a93_story.html|title=Trump met his commitments to LGBTQ Americans. He has our endorsement.|department=Opinions|newspaper=The Washington Post|date=15 August 2019|first1=Robert|last1=Kabel|first2=Jill|last2=Homan|access-date=2020-04-30}}</ref> Three women resigned in protest: board member [[Jennifer Horn]] (who earlier in the year had served as campaign manager for Trump's 2020 primary challenger [[Bill Weld]]),<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/08/20/her-gop-group-endorsed-trump-so-she-resigned-she-wouldnt-able-look-her-children-eye/|title=Her GOP group endorsed Trump, so she resigned. She wouldn't be able to 'look her children in the eye.'|last=Krakow|first=Morgan|date=20 August 2019|newspaper=The Washington Post|access-date=2019-08-20|department=Politics}}</ref> Log Cabin's first woman board member [[Sarah Longwell]],<ref name="Souls">{{cite news |last1=Rubin |first1=Jennifer |title=Not all Republicans have lost their souls |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/08/22/not-all-republicans-have-lost-their-souls/ |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=22 August 2019 |access-date=2020-04-30 |department=Opinions}}</ref> and executive director Jerri Ann Henry.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonblade.com/2019/08/27/exclusive-log-cabin-executive-director-resigns-over-trump-endorsement/|title=Exclusive: Log Cabin executive director resigns over Trump endorsement |newspaper=The Washington Blade |date=27 August 2019 |access-date=2019-08-28|first=Chris|last=Johnson}}</ref>

NBC exit polls found that 27% of LGBT voters chose Trump.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |last=Rascius |first=Brendan |date=November 7, 2024 |title=How did LGBT Americans vote in election? Exit poll finds significant shift from 2020 |url=https://www.miamiherald.com/news/politics-government/election/article295190254.html |access-date=February 6, 2025 |work=Miami Herald}}</ref>