Log Cabin Republicans Drop Transgender Advocacy

Log Cabin Republicans, the nation's largest gay conservative organization, voted to end its advocacy for transgender Americans. The group's board made the decision ahead of the organization's 50th anniversary.

• 2015 was when the board first voted to add transgender advocacy to its platform.
• 12 percent of U.S. adults — roughly 25.6 million — now identify as LGBTQ+, per HRC data.
• Membership remains open to all conservatives, Hemminger said.
• Former Log Cabin president Charles Moran now serves in the U.S. Department of Energy.

Why it matters: The decision lands as gay and lesbian conservatives face new threats to rights they have spent decades securing. A coalition of conservative groups launched an initiative this year challenging the legal basis of same-sex marriage and gay adoption.

• Republican officials have also called for restrictions on surrogacy, limiting family-building options for gay couples.
• HRC spokesperson Delphine Luneau said splitting the LGBTQ+ community is what 'anti-equality forces want to see happen.'

How 5 sources split on this story

Where they split: The core dispute is whether dropping transgender advocacy protects gay and lesbian rights or weakens the broader community by fracturing it.

What’s next: Hemminger said Log Cabin will fight for marriage, adoption, and equal treatment under law.

• Conservative groups are signaling interest in revisiting same-sex marriage after Trump leaves office.
• Will Log Cabin's repositioning improve or erode its standing with the Trump administration and Republican leadership?
• How will the decision affect the group's chapters, some of which may have transgender members or allies?
• Whether any legal challenges to same-sex marriage gain traction in the courts remains unresolved.