American political candidate, podcaster, and author
Peter Boykin (born May 13, 1977) is an American activist, known for being the founder and president ofGays for Trump .[ 1] [ 2] [ 3] [ 4] Republican Party , Boykin was a candidate in the2024 North Carolina lieutenant gubernatorial election .
Early life and education [ edit ] Peter Boykin was born inFlorida and grew up inVirginia . He now resides inNorth Carolina .[ 5] Ronald Reagan .[ 6]
He holds anassociate degree in information systems technology fromDanville Community College , a Bachelor of Science in web development, a Master of Science (M.S.) in information security and assurance fromPurdue University , and a M.S. in e-commerce and entrepreneurship from Purdue.[ 7]
2016 support for Donald Trump [ edit ] Boykin is a public supporter ofDonald Trump .[ 8] social media messaging and outreach.[ 9] “WAKE UP!” party at the2016 Republican National Convention to celebrate Trump'snomination as theRepublican Party candidate. In attendance were prominent far-right figures, such as formerBreitbart news editorMilo Yiannopoulos .[ 10] counter-jihad movement in the aftermath of theOrlando nightclub shooting , as other speakers includedPamela Geller andGeert Wilders .[ 11] [ 12]
2018 North Carolina House election [ edit ] In February 2018, he announced that he was running for theNorth Carolina House of Representatives to represent District 58.[ 13] [ 14] primary election on May 8, 2018, and receiving the backing of theNorth Carolina Republican Party ,[ 15] North Carolina Democratic Party candidate,Amos Quick by a margin of more than 50 percentage points.[ 16] [ 17]
2021 US congressional election [ edit ] In May 2021, he announced that he was running for US Congress to representNorth Carolina after incumbentTed Budd announced his departure from Congress to run for the Senate seat vacated byRichard Burr .[ 18] [ 19]
In November 2021, Boykin announced his intention to run in the newly-formed7th Congressional District .[ 20] North Carolina House of Representatives .[ 21]
He later dropped out of the race due to map changes in his district.
2022 North Carolina House election [ edit ] In 2022, Peter Boykin ran forNorth Carolina House of Representatives House District 63; he failed to advance to the general election,[ 22] [ 23]
2024 North Carolina Lieutenant Governor election [ edit ] Peter Boykin was a candidate for the officeLieutenant Governor of North Carolina in the 2024 election.[ 23]
After the 2016 election of Donald Trump, Boykin planned and hosted the "Gay"DeploraBall presidential inauguration event inMaryland , on the night ofPresident Trump's inauguration .[ 24] [ 25] [ 26] [ 27]
There was a series of more than two dozen demonstrations organized throughout theUnited States on March 4, 2017, in support of President Trump.[ 28] [ 29] [ 30] March 4 Trump event inWashington, D.C. ,[ 31] Joy Villa andAndre Soriano were keynote speakers[ 32]
In 2017, the organization Gays for Trump organized a "Make America Great Again Free Speech Rally" on theNational Mall near theWhite House on Saturday, July 1, which 18 people attended. Boykin blamed the low turnout on people celebrating theJuly 4 holiday weekend.[ 33]
Also in 2017, Boykin was the local coordinator for theRaleigh, North Carolina anti-sharia rally, one of a series organized nationally byACT 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.[ 34]
In the same year, he was a featured speaker at theMother of All Rallies in Washington, D.C.[ 35]
In 2018, Boykin held a secondMarch 4 Trump rally at theLincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C.The Washington Blade [ 36]
He also makes regular appearances at his local Greensborocity hall to talk about various topics.[ 37]
In July 2019, Boykin gave a speech at the "Demand Free Speech" rally held by the far-rightProud 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.[ 38]
In July 2021, Boykin held an "American Pride Month" rally for the Peter Boykin For US Congress Campaign and The Triad Patriots inGraham, North Carolina , where he called for July to be honored as American Pride Month to honor All Americans.[ 39]
A self-proclaimed “proud gay Republican,” Boykin urged Americans to “get out of the bed and vote.”
Boykin has publicly stated, “Straight, gay, bi, transgender, Democrat, liberal, Republican, conservative, Libertarian… I don’t care, I am your representative.”[ 40] [ 41]
In a 2018 interview inThe Daily Beast ban on transgender people serving in the United States military [broken anchor .[ 42]
The outletLGBTQ Nation claimed Boykin was "dangerous to trans people,”[ 43] [ 44]
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