Writer-activist Dan Savage appeared
Wednesday on MSNBC, where he criticized Donald Trump's claim that he
was better on LGBT rights than Hillary Clinton.
Trump on Wednesday criticized his
Democratic rival for accepting donations to the Clinton Foundation
from countries such as Saudi Arabic that criminalize gay sex.
“For the gays out there, ask the gays
and ask the people,” Trump said during a rally in Atlanta. “Ask
the gays what they think and what they do in not only Saudi Arabia,
in many of these countries with the gay community. Let's ask. Then
you tell me: Who's your friend, Donald Trump or Hillary Clinton?”
“They want to enslave women. As far
as the gay community, they kill gays. And she's taking money,” he
added.
“We're not gonna fall for it,”
Savage told MSNBC host Chris Hayes. “You can't draw a clean line
between the LGBT community and the Muslim community because there are
LGBT Muslims in the United States and all over the world.”
“Muslims are part of the LGBT
community, not distinct from it. LGBT people come from all races,
all faiths, all ethnic backgrounds, all classes. And Donald Trump
attempting to pit the queer community against the Muslim community is
not going to fly. We don't believe him,” he
added.
Trump's comments come just days after
he attended an Evangelical convention where he vowed to “uphold
marriage and family,” understood to mean opposition to marriage
equality.