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Related: About this forumPence isn't 'anti-gay' because he lunched with Irish prime minister, who is gay, White House aide sa
Source: Washington Post
Pence isnt anti-gay because he lunched with Irish prime minister, who is gay, White House aide said
By Colby Itkowitz September 3 at 2:28 PM
A senior White House aide suggested Vice President Pences lunch Tuesday with the prime minister of Ireland and his male partner shows Pence is not anti-gay.
For all of you who think our @VP is anti-gay, I point you to his and the @SecondLadys schedule tomorrow where they will join Taoiseach @LeoVaradkar and his partner Dr. Matthew Barrett for lunch in Ireland, deputy White House press secretary Judd Deere tweeted Monday night.
The comment was ridiculed by LGBT advocates who said one meal with a gay person does not make up for what they say is the vice presidents record speaking and working against gay rights.
We cant believe we have to say this but simply meeting with a gay person doesnt erase Pences long history of attacking LGBTQ people through policy, legislation, and rhetoric, the LGBT advocacy organization GLAAD tweeted. Nice try though.
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As governor of Indiana, Pence signed a law that would allow businesses and individuals to discriminate against people based on their sexuality he later signed an amended version after a nationwide outcry. Pence has called same-sex marriage a sign of societal collapse and opposed expanding hate crimes to include sexual orientation and gender identity.
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By Colby Itkowitz September 3 at 2:28 PM
A senior White House aide suggested Vice President Pences lunch Tuesday with the prime minister of Ireland and his male partner shows Pence is not anti-gay.
For all of you who think our @VP is anti-gay, I point you to his and the @SecondLadys schedule tomorrow where they will join Taoiseach @LeoVaradkar and his partner Dr. Matthew Barrett for lunch in Ireland, deputy White House press secretary Judd Deere tweeted Monday night.
The comment was ridiculed by LGBT advocates who said one meal with a gay person does not make up for what they say is the vice presidents record speaking and working against gay rights.
We cant believe we have to say this but simply meeting with a gay person doesnt erase Pences long history of attacking LGBTQ people through policy, legislation, and rhetoric, the LGBT advocacy organization GLAAD tweeted. Nice try though.
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As governor of Indiana, Pence signed a law that would allow businesses and individuals to discriminate against people based on their sexuality he later signed an amended version after a nationwide outcry. Pence has called same-sex marriage a sign of societal collapse and opposed expanding hate crimes to include sexual orientation and gender identity.
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Pence isn't 'anti-gay' because he lunched with Irish prime minister, who is gay, White House aide sa (Original Post)
Eugene
Sep 2019
OP
Meadowoak
(5,950 posts)1. Mother won't be pleased!
3Hotdogs
(13,116 posts)3. Did mother have to be with him during the fete?
Atticus
(15,124 posts)2. "Some of my best friends---" nt
WA-03 Democrat
(3,237 posts)4. Mom know about this Mikey?
If you cannot be trusted to be alone with a woman, why should you be trusted to be in the room alone with a man?
Hes an adult-right
WillParkinson
(16,864 posts)5. My father worked with black people...
It didn't stop him from being a racist bigot.