Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) is getting some heat after video footage showed her in close contact with a male companion at a Beetlejuice musical from which she was booted after allegedly vaping in front of a pregnant woman. That companion is reportedly the owner of a pro-LGBT bar that has hosted a dra…
And their hipocrisy keeps coming…
That's the whole point.
Say whatever will get the conservative people angry.
For decades stirring up fear and hatred for gay and lesbian people was a sure vote winner for the right wing.
Once gay marriage and relationships became acceptable (relatively, I am not dismissing the hardships LGB people still face) in much of the west, they needed a new group to focus that hate to rile up their supporters and suddenly all the hateful shit was shifted to trans people.
Most that spout this hatred to get elected, do not believe it.
At this point, the conservative wing of North America is caught up in its own "gotcha" moments where they think uncovering hypocrisy is how you win elections. The left seems sort of preoccupied with that as well. I say, fuck hypocrisy, all politicians are going to exhibit it at some point. Let's focus on dismantling bad policy and educating people about class consciousness.