Peter Boykin

Peter Boykin (born May 13, 1977) is an American political commentator, podcaster, author, and former political candidate who resides in Greensboro, North Carolina. In February 2016, he founded and serves as president of Gays for Trump.
Early life and education.
Peter Boykin was born in Florida and grew up in Virginia. He now resides in North Carolina. His parents were conservative Catholics who campaigned for Ronald Reagan.
He holds an associate degree in information systems technology from Danville Community College, a Bachelor of Science in web development, a Master of Science (M.S.) in information security and assurance from Purdue University, and a M.S. in e-commerce and entrepreneurship from Purdue.
Political career.
Boykin is a public supporter of Donald Trump. In 2016, he founded the Gays for Trump organization which gained national attention as it solicited support from gay Americans for the candidacy of Donald Trump, mainly through social media messaging and outreach. Gays for Trump also organized events, like the "“WAKE UP!”" party at the 2016 Republican National Convention to celebrate Trump's nomination as the Republican Party candidate. In attendance were prominent far-right figures, such as former Breitbart news editor Milo Yiannopoulos.
In February 2018, he announced that he was running for the North Carolina House of Representatives to represent District 58. After advancing from the primary election on May 8, 2018 and receiving the backing of the North Carolina Republican Party, he lost in the general election on November 6, 2018 to the North Carolina Democratic Party candidate, Amos Quick.
LGBT issues.
Boykin has publicly stated he does not like the term LGBT, preferring "to leave the T out of it."
In a 2018 interview in "The Daily Beast", Boykin expressed support for President Trump's ban on transgender people serving in the United States military. 
The outlet LGBTQ Nation declared Boykin "dangerous for transexual People", a claim that Boykin has denied.
Alleged attack by Antifa and Black Lives Matter.
In 2017 Boykin reported that he was attacked by Antifa protesters and a Black Lives Matter individual while covering the aftermath of the Unite the Right rally, and the vandalism and removal of the Confederate Soldiers Monument in Durham, North Carolina.
Rallies and events.
After the election of Donald Trump, Boykin planned and hosted the "Gay" DeploraBall presidential inauguration event in Maryland, on the night of President Trump's inauguration.
There was a series of more than two dozen demonstrations organized throughout the United States on March 4, 2017, in support of President Trump. Peter Boykin helped organize and ran the March 4 Trump event in Washington, D.C., at which Joy Villa and Andre Soriano were keynote speakers 
In 2017 the organization Gays for Trump organized a "Make America Great Again Free Speech Rally" on the National Mall near the White House on Saturday, July 1, which 18 people attended. Boykin blamed the low turnout on people celebrating the July 4 holiday weekend. 
Also in 2017, Boykin was the local coordinator for the Raleigh, North Carolina anti-sharia rally, one of a series organized nationally by ACT for America. Although exact counts were difficult to gauge, the fifty or so people gathered for the anti-sharia event were outnumbered by counter-protesters by a factor of five or six. 
In the same year he was a featured speaker at the Mother of All Rallies in Washington, D.C.
In 2018 Boykin held a second March 4 Trump rally at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. "The Washington Blade" reported that about 100 people showed up around noon to the rally at the Lincoln Memorial, but then only 25 stuck around to march towards the White House after that. 
He also makes regular appearances at his local Greensboro city hall to talk about various topics.
In July 2019, Boykin gave a speech at the "Demand Free Speech" rally held by the far-right Proud Boys organization in Washington, D.C., where he asked the crowd whether they’d be willing to “lay down your digital lives” to fight for freedom. 