“It’s the most anti-LGBT platform history,” said Gregory T. Angelo of the 2016 Republin Platform, which was released s entirety on Monday. That’s que an admissn g om the print of the bt known gay nservative group the untry, the Log Cab Republins. Ined, this year’s platform—which, bears notg, Donald Tmp is unr no obligatn to uphold as the prumptive GOP printial nomee—is totally gay for anti-LGBT legislatn.
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
From overturng gay marriage legalizatn to supportg "pray the gay away." * republican party platform lgbt *
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.
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 GOP'S NEW PLATFORM LLS GAY PEOPLE 'ABNORMAL' AND REJECTS TRANS INTI
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. 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.
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.
GAYS HAVE A PLACE TMP'S REPUBLIN PARTY NO MATTER WHAT TEXAS GOP LLS 'ABNORMAL'
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. "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. "The party's new official stance on sexual orientatn and genr inty also cis wh a recent natnwi surge charged rhetoric om media punds and policians about LGBTQ recent months, nservative lawmakers, televisn punds and other public figur have acced opponents of a newly enacted Florida tn legislatn — which crics have dubbed the “Don’t Say Gay” law — of tryg to “groom” or “doctrate” children.
REPUBLIN VIEWS ON GAY RIGHTS
The word “groomg” has long been associated wh mischaracterizg LGBTQ people, particularly gay men and transgenr women, as child sex abers. Public Relign Rearch Instute: “In 2019, a majory (56%) of Amerins said they oppose allowg a small bs owner their state to refe products or servic to gay or lbian people if providg them would vlate their relig beliefs, cludg 25% who strongly oppose this policy.
There were openly gay officials workg at the hight levels of the Tmp admistratn. And Congrs, the gay rights movement has found alli up and g Republin stars like Rep.
There is more energy the GOP for help for gay and transgenr issu than a lot of issu Bin r about, ” said Tyler Deaton, a Republin nsultant and senr adviser to the Amerin Uny Fund, which works to advance LGBTQ rights. Bh’s 2004 printial n, apologized for the anti-same-sex marriage rhetoric of that mpaign and for his role fightg marriage equaly, while announcg that he was gay.
TEXAS GOP ADOPTS ANTI-LGBTQ PLATFORM, REFERS TO BEG GAY AS ‘ABNORMAL’
Hedge fund billnaire and Republin donor Pl Sger quietly donated to pro-gay rights and formed the Amerin Uny PAC and Amerin Uny Fund, which fights for LGBTQ and relig eedom. The real breakthrough, gay Republin operativ say, me wh the nomatn of Donald Tmp.
Though evangelils flocked to his ndidacy, nservative gay rights activists also saw an opportuny.