From overturng gay marriage legalizatn to supportg "pray the gay away."
Contents:
- TEXAS GOP PLATFORM EMBRAC FAR-RIGHT AND ANTI-GAY RHETORIC
- TEXAS GOP'S NEW PLATFORM LLS GAY PEOPLE 'ABNORMAL' AND REJECTS TRANS INTI
- GAYS HAVE A PLACE TMP'S REPUBLIN PARTY NO MATTER WHAT TEXAS GOP LLS 'ABNORMAL'
- REPUBLIN VIEWS ON GAY RIGHTS
- TEXAS GOP ADOPTS ANTI-LGBTQ PLATFORM, REFERS TO BEG GAY AS ‘ABNORMAL’
TEXAS GOP PLATFORM EMBRAC FAR-RIGHT AND ANTI-GAY RHETORIC
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At tonight’s Republin Natnal Conventn, openly-gay Silin Valley venture palist Peter Thiel is expected to say he is proud to be gay—a first for a Republin nventn ’s speech follows last night’s appearance by Newt Ggrich, who told nventn atten on Wednday that only the Republin party uld keep gays, lbians, and transgenr cizens om beg “put to ath, as they are today the Islamic State and Iran. ”But the party’s platform (pdf) this year has been rid by gay nservativ as the most anti-LGBT history. Ahead of Thiel’s speech, here’s a remr of what Republins seek to do, acrdg their platform:Overturn the Supreme Court’s 2015 cisn to legalize gay marriage all 50 stat.
TEXAS GOP'S NEW PLATFORM LLS GAY PEOPLE 'ABNORMAL' AND REJECTS TRANS INTI
That’s “an endorsement of the bunked psychologil practice of ‘pray the gay away, ’ ” Log Cab Republins, the gay nservative group, said.
”Thiel’s speech will be closely watched to see how he rencil his support for the GOP wh how ltle the party supports his rights as a gay man. Texas GOP platform embrac far-right and anti-gay rhetoric Texas Republins recently adopted homophobic and transphobic language their party platform, part of a larger trend of mov agast LGBTQ rights by nservativ. Texas Republins recently adopted homophobic and transphobic language their party platform, part of a larger trend of mov agast LGBTQ rights by nservativ.
GAYS HAVE A PLACE TMP'S REPUBLIN PARTY NO MATTER WHAT TEXAS GOP LLS 'ABNORMAL'
LEILA FADEL, HOST: Texas Republins recently serted homophobic and transphobic language to the state party's platform. But what Texas Republins had to say about gay rights and homosexualy and transgenr people really stands out.
First and foremost, the party wrote that homosexualy is an abnormal liftyle choice.
REPUBLIN VIEWS ON GAY RIGHTS
They also clud language that says there shouldn't be any special legal protectns for gay, lbian and bisexual people, and they oppose any crimal or civil penalti agast people who oppose homosexualy.
TEXAS GOP ADOPTS ANTI-LGBTQ PLATFORM, REFERS TO BEG GAY AS ‘ABNORMAL’
He sound a ltle trated that, like, gay rights and cln is even somethg the party is still batg. The Texas Republin Party unveiled s official posn on LGBTQ issu over the weekend, fg homosexualy as an "abnormal liftyle choice" and also opposg "all efforts to validate transgenr inty.