IN THE OBAMA ERA, A CLIMATE OF FEAR: Some Gay Voters Say It’s ‘Dangerous’ to Come Out for Trump:

Following Sunday’s mass shooting at an Orlando gay bar, presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has voiced – and tweeted – his support for the LGBTQ community. And some in the community have expressed their support for Trump.

“He’s the most pro-gay nominee that the party has ever had for president,” according to Gregory T. Angelo, president of the Log Cabin Republicans, an organization for LGBTQ people and straight allies who support the GOP. . . .

A number of gay men who have decided to throw their support behind Trump told NBC OUT it has not been an easy road. Juan Hernandez, a gay and Latino member of the Log Cabin Republicans, said his support led to physical violence by anti-Trump protesters at a rally in San Jose. Images of the attack and his bloodied clothes went viral.

“This is politics. Debate is OK,” Hernandez said. “When you start getting violent and throwing out derogatory terms, that’s not OK.” . . .

“It’s easy to come out of the closet,” he said. “It’s dangerous to come out as a Trump supporter.”

Leave the Democrats’ plantation and you’ll be punished. They fear a preference cascade.