This is why trans politics are at a dangerous turning point.Īdding to this chaos are bathroom bills and sports policies that prevent trans high schoolers from accessing the bathroom they need, or playing on the right side of their sports team. Indeed, a lot of the CPAC conference was dedicated to engaging in these culture wars - but Knowles’s statement of eradication goes beyond the normal cultural bickering. Look no further than what happened at the southern border during Trump’s years in office, when images of migrants and their children surfaced at maximum security facilities, lying on the floor with nothing but a meager blanket and barbed wire surrounding their bodies. Kevin Naff is editor of the Washington Blade.
On a personal note, why don’t you just bite the bullet and come out. Patti LuPone said it best when she tweeted earlier this year: “Lindsey Graham you are a disgrace. It appears unlikely that Harrison will unseat Graham, but if enough South Carolinians recognize the harmful hypocrisy that Graham embodies, maybe, just maybe, we’ll see much needed change on Nov. Of course, that’s a far cry from actually endorsing marriage equality, as the “law of the land” will likely change given the new 6-3 conservative majority on the high court. I listen, but I can tell you right now that when it comes to South Carolina, I think I’ve been an effective voice for who we are and to the gentleman, the law of the land is that same-sex marriage is legal and we will honor that.” I do I’m not a woman, I’m not a person of color. I’ve tried to understand that people have different life experiences. They’re not bigots, they’re not neanderthals for believing in that but this man, under our law, has the right to his relationship. We’re a conservative state, there are a lot of religious people around this state that believe in traditional marriage. “The law of the land by the Supreme Court is that same-sex marriage is now legal,” Graham replied. What will the candidates do to ensure our rights are protected - the rights of the gay people, married in the state of South Carolina,” asked Louis Yuhasz during the debate. “My partner and I have been married for five years and we’ve been together for 22. Graham was asked about marriage during a recent debate with Jaime Harrison, his well-funded Democratic opponent in the South Carolina Senate race.
His disdain for the LGBTQ community is established in a string of votes against our interests, from voting against the Employment Non-Discrimination Act to co-sponsoring the Defense of Marriage Act, to shoving a hostile Supreme Court justice down our throats two weeks before a presidential election after vowing he would never do such a thing. It’s remarkable that in 2016 Graham ran for president and is now running for re-election to the Senate while largely avoiding questions about his sexual orientation from the media. Larry Craig of Idaho, passing laws and judgment against members of their own community while cowering in the shadows. Closeted figures like Graham have done so much damage over the years, from Donald Trump’s idol and mentor Roy Cohn, to Sen.
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