Log Cabin Republicans

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Log Cabin Republicans (LCR) is an organization of LGB members of the Republican Party and straight allies who work to increase inclusion within the party, and to voice Republican values among the LGB community. LCR has over 30 chapters from about half of the states and the District of Columbia. LCR began in 1977 during opposition to an anti-gay ballot initiative in California, defeated in 1978. The organization has endorsed or withheld endorsement of Republican presidential candidates based on perceived agreement on varying issues regarding equality and inclusion. Log Cabin Republicans filed a federal lawsuit against the Don't Ask, Don't Tell (DADT) government policy, which went to trial in 2010. The presiding judge ruled in favor of LCR in September, finding the policy unconstitutional, though the decision was vacated a year later after DADT was repealed in December 2010. LCR officially added transgender rights to its platform in 2015, but dropped it in August 2026, rebranding themselves as an LGB advocacy group. LCR has no official position regarding abortion and believes in a strong national defense. In the 2020s, several state chapters took positions against transgender rights, which brought criticism from broader advocacy and rights groups. Other critics say LCR is too centrist regarding party principles. More recent criticism involves LCR's continued support for President Trump after his administrations' actions against certain rights for transgender people.