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Contents:
- RCHIE TORR, THE ONLY OPENLY GAY BLACK MAN CONGRS, ON HOW HE FIGHTS GOP ‘BULLYG’ OF LGBT+ PEOPLE
- ‘I'M A BLACK GAY GUY,' VIRAL TWEET OM PA. GOP CANDIDATE LEADS TO SOCIAL MEDIA MYSTERY
- “AMERI’S FAVORE BLACK, GAY, REPUBLIN”
RCHIE TORR, THE ONLY OPENLY GAY BLACK MAN CONGRS, ON HOW HE FIGHTS GOP ‘BULLYG’ OF LGBT+ PEOPLE
As one of the first openly gay Black members of Congrs, Rep Rchie Torr (D-NY) has a simple characterisatn for recent Republin attacks on transgenr rights. “The right wg csa agast LGBTQ equaly should be seen for what is – as bullyg, of LGBTQ youth, systematic bullyg of trans youth particular, ” Mr Torr, a -chairman of the Equaly Cc the Hoe of Reprentativ, said a phone terview wh The 2020, Mr Torr ma history as one of the first two openly gay Black men to w a seat Congrs, along wh former Rep Mondaire Jon (D-NY). “The morn Republin Party is channelg the monic spir of Ana Bryant, ” he said, referencg the sger who the 1970s opposed gay rights.
‘I'M A BLACK GAY GUY,' VIRAL TWEET OM PA. GOP CANDIDATE LEADS TO SOCIAL MEDIA MYSTERY
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