Walsh Labels Gay Marriage A 'Socenomic Issue'
Contents:
- OPN: JOE WALSH GO FROM “GAY FRIENDLY” TO GAY-BAG REPUBLIN
- EX-REP. JOE WALSH TWEETS GAY SLUR, LISTS SLURS HE'D NEVER E
- JOE WALSH CALLS LGBT COMMUNY 'CONSTUTNAL TERRORISTS' AMID ARIZONA ANTI-GAY BILL PROTTS
- JOE WALSH: GAY MARRIAGE IS A 'SOCENOMIC ISSUE'
OPN: JOE WALSH GO FROM “GAY FRIENDLY” TO GAY-BAG REPUBLIN
In a 1996 terview wh a gay newspaper, Rep. Joe Walsh clared, “If there’s a more gay-iendly Republin around, I’d like to meet them.” This year,... * is joe walsh gay *
What’s not nsistent is Walsh’s claim that he’s an ally of the gay muny. Concerng gay issu, Walsh sisted he’s not only liberal, but out ont. “If there’s a more gay-iendly Republin around, I’d like to meet them, ” he said.
Walsh said he would support the Employment Non-Discrimatn Act, vote to elimate the ary ban on gay and lbian service personnel, enact domtic partnership benefs for same-sex upl and assume a learship role advotg for gay issu.
EX-REP. JOE WALSH TWEETS GAY SLUR, LISTS SLURS HE'D NEVER E
In the fal weeks before the electn, Walsh tends to wheel his bike around some of the district’s ubiquo gay bars and prs some gay flh. In the terveng -and-a-half, Walsh has pleted a transformatn om gay-flh-prsg liberal Republin to fire-and-brimstone Tea Party homophobe. Walsh received a 0 ratg om the Human Rights Campaign, a gay rights lobbyg group.
Walsh also lled gay marriage a “socenomic” issue, sayg that male-female, two parents hoeholds produce children who do better school, stay away om dgs and are ls likely to be poor.
JOE WALSH CALLS LGBT COMMUNY 'CONSTUTNAL TERRORISTS' AMID ARIZONA ANTI-GAY BILL PROTTS
And I n’t say he was created as an opponent of gay rights, eher, bee he certaly didn’t start out that way. “Anybody who n qualify to serve the ary — gay, straight or transgenr — should be able to serve, ” Walsh said.
JOE WALSH: GAY MARRIAGE IS A 'SOCENOMIC ISSUE'
What about gay rights, same-sex marriage?
Gay rights, same-sex marriage, this is an admistratn that has taken steps to, many ways, crack down on and rce benefs for people who are — or jt allow some discrimatn agast people who happen to be gay.
So we all accept to gay rights — and this admistratn has been very tough on transgenrs and gays servg the media — exce me — the ary. Absolutely, anybody who n qualify to serve the ary, gay, straight or transgenr, should be able to serve. On Wednday, was a "joke" meant to draw on the dispary between the punishments meted out by the Oakland A's to outfielr Matt Joyce for g the gay slur to a fan, and by MLB to umpire Joe Wt for llg Adrian Beltre the league's "biggt plaer.