Texas GOP adopts anti-LGBTQ platform, refers to beg gay as ‘abnormal’ | The Hill

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

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.

TEXAS GOP'S NEW PLATFORM LLS GAY PEOPLE 'ABNORMAL' AND REJECTS TRANS INTI

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. 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. LEILA FADEL, HOST: Texas Republins recently serted homophobic and transphobic language to the state party's platform.

GAYS HAVE A PLACE TMP'S REPUBLIN PARTY NO MATTER WHAT TEXAS GOP LLS 'ABNORMAL'

But what Texas Republins had to say about gay rights and homosexualy and transgenr people really stands out.

REPUBLIN VIEWS ON GAY RIGHTS

First and foremost, the party wrote that homosexualy is an abnormal liftyle choice. 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. 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. "Thoands of Republin activists met at the party’s biennial nventn Hoton on Saturday to agree to the party's platform on a range of issu, cludg the rejectn of the 2020 electn rults and a ll to repeal of the 1965 Votg Right Act, which was enacted to prevent discrimatn agast Black a sectn tled "Homosexualy and genr issu, " the party suggted that LGBTQ people should not be legally protected om discrimatn and that beg gay or trans is a choice.

TEXAS GOP ADOPTS ANTI-LGBTQ PLATFORM, REFERS TO BEG GAY AS ‘ABNORMAL’

"Homosexualy is an abnormal liftyle choice, " the 40-page rolutn reads. "We believe there should be no grantg of special legal entlements or creatn of special stat for homosexual behavr, regardls of state of orig, and we oppose any crimal or civil penalti agast those who oppose homosexualy out of fah, nvictn, or belief tradnal valu. "The Texas Republin Party blocked the Log Cab Republins, a longstandg group of gay nservativ — which also supports many of the party’s anti-LGBTQ polici — om havg a booth at Saturday's nventn.