In the advancement of civil rights for disenfranchised groups it has always been one step forward, two steps back, two steps forward, one step back, etc. With the election of Trump and his Republican Congress we just took five steps back in terms of gay advancement. 

In today's NY Times there is an article suggesting that the focus on transgender rights is what put Trump in the White House. I have no doubt that that's at least partially true. Ever since last summer's Supreme Court ruling legalizing gay civil marriage the culture warriors on the right have been seething. The voting booth last month was where they took their revenge, and they won. 

Despite Trump's supposed gay positive stance, he's populated his cabinet with the most conservative anti-gay people imaginable, and he's already reneged on  several campaign promises. I have every reason to believe he will quietly play to the extreme right where gay rights are concerned and gay people will lose. Compromise? I don't think so.