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LuPone is getting dragged for her tweet about the Republican senator, but some say her critics are missing the point.
Broadway icon Patti LuPone is being called homophobic for tweeting that U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham should "just bite the bullet and come out."
None— Tim Andrews (@Tim Andrews) 1563569111
LuPone made the comment Thursday, in a week in which the Republican senator from South Carolina defended Donald Trump's racist tweets about four congresswomen of color and even doubled down on them by calling the women communists. Graham, who ran against Trump for the 2016 GOP presidential nomination, has switched from being a critic of Trump to one of his staunchest defenders.
There has been speculation for years that Graham is gay; for the record, he says he's not. He is not a big supporter of LGBTQ causes, although he doesn't tend to spew homophobic and transphobic rhetoric the way some Republicans do. LuPone is a longtime LGBTQ ally.
Just the same, her tweet is being denounced as homophobic, with some critics claiming it shows liberal hypocrisy regarding the LGBTQ community.
\u201c@PattiLuPone Wow! Patti LuPone is homophobic! Who knew?\u201d— Kevin (@Kevin) 1563483173
\u201c@PattiLuPone \u201cHomophobia is ok when WE do it.\u201d\u201d— JenniferW (@JenniferW) 1563485179
\u201c@PattiLuPone Lindsey Graham could be a furry in a relationship with Beto and he'd still be a freedom fighting legend, and you'd still be a rude and nasty old bag\u201d— Jewpiter (@Jewpiter) 1563538301
None— Earl French (@Earl French) 1596125424
\u201c@PattiLuPone Ya know the twisted comment about his #sexuality is so F\u2019ed up! If a conservative said that to anyone you\u2019d flip! I\u2019m lost in my own country! You\u2019re all crazy! #Independents are the only normal level headed thinkers left! Don\u2019t #Shame anyone into #ComingOut!\u201d— \ud83d\udc97Christie\ud83d\udc97 (@\ud83d\udc97Christie\ud83d\udc97) 1563534411
But she has some defenders.
None— \u267f\ufe0f Zen Jordan\ud83d\udc60 (@\u267f\ufe0f Zen Jordan\ud83d\udc60) 1563545273
LuPone has so far issued no further comment on the tweet. Graham does not appear to have commented either.
