Trump picks anti-LGBTQ+ former Democrat Tulsi Gabbard for director of national intelligence
Gabbard, a former congresswoman, once apologized for her anti-LGBTQ+ past but has done an about-face yet again.
November 13, 2024
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Gabbard, a former congresswoman, once apologized for her anti-LGBTQ+ past but has done an about-face yet again.
The Democratic congresswoman's antigay past resurfaced after she announced her plans to run for president.
Of all the Democratic candidates, the 38-year-old congresswoman had the most problematic LGBTQ record.
The Democratic presidential candidate is trying to walk back opposition to marriage equality in 2004.Â
The Congresswoman, who has a problematic past on LGBTQ issues, cited her record in the military and the House as proof of her evolution.
"I said and believed things that were wrong, and worse, they were very hurtful to people in the LGBTQ community," the presidential hopeful said.Â
Gabbard appears to advocate eliminating the discussion of sex and gender from schools entirely.
While seeking the Democratic presidential nomination in the last election cycle, Gabbard apologized for past anti-LGBTQ+ statements, but she's continued to work against equality.
Gabbard's bill would bar transgender girls from competing with cisgender girls in school sports, but it's not likely to pass.
Tireless equality advocate Michael Golojuch Jr. details the Herculean effort to ban so-called ex-gay therapy in a state that many forget is the home of evangelicals and Mormons.
As the House sends the matter to trial in the Senate, Republicans engage in hyperbole while out Democrats talk democracy.
Federal and local prosecutors are investigating fabrications by the gay Republican congressman-elect over his finances.
Markwayne Mullin and Sean O'Brien nearly came to blows, but Sen. Bernie Sanders intervened. Yes, really.
Pete Buttigieg talked about coming out, but that was about it. The candidates did have much to say about health care, gun reform, climate change, and more.