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cbabe

(4,085 posts) Mon Jul 25, 2022, 07:05 PM Jul 2022

Pennsylvania Republican attends gay son's wedding days after voting against marriage equality

Pennsylvania Republican attends gay son's wedding days after voting against marriage equality

https://www.rawstory.com/anti-gay-glenn-thompson-son/

Pennsylvania Republican attends gay son's wedding days after voting against marriage equality
Sarah K. Burris
July 25, 2022

Pennslyvania Republican Rep. Glenn Thompson's son got married on Friday and his father was there with support. Yet, when given the opportunity to codify the right for his son to be married, he voted it down.

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Thompson’s congressional office also confirmed the nuptuals were shared with Rep. Thompson.

“Congressman and Mrs. Thompson were thrilled to attend and celebrate their son’s marriage on Friday night as he began this new chapter in his life,” the press secretary said in an email. She noted that they are both “very happy” to welcome their new son-in-law “into their family.” Thompson wasn't happy enough to agree to protect their marriage, however.

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Pennsylvania Republican attends gay son's wedding days after voting against marriage equality (Original Post) cbabe Jul 2022 OP

Talk about being two faced. What a hypocrite. Butterflylady Jul 2022 #1

I wonder if his son had words with him about this. Ocelot II Jul 2022 #2

Damn! moose65 Jul 2022 #3

What a jerk cate94 Jul 2022 #4

ditch the GOP elephant. Here's a better representative logo for those hypocrites. RicROC Jul 2022 #5

I'll never understand these people Deuxcents Jul 2022 #6

Butterflylady

(3,935 posts)

1. Talk about being two faced. What a hypocrite.

Reply to cbabe (Original post)

Mon Jul 25, 2022, 07:10 PM

Jul 2022

Ocelot II

(120,110 posts)

2. I wonder if his son had words with him about this.

Reply to cbabe (Original post)

Mon Jul 25, 2022, 07:14 PM

Jul 2022

If it were me I'd be heartbroken and furious, and I'd have been very tempted to disinvite him from the wedding.

moose65

(3,284 posts)

3. Damn!

Reply to cbabe (Original post)

Mon Jul 25, 2022, 07:24 PM

Jul 2022

There really is no such thing as "hitting bottom" with these people. No matter what one Republican does, there's always another one waiting in the wings to do something much worse!