Joe.My.God. LGBT News
Much to the anger of anti-gay groups, House Speaker John Boehner will be in San Diego on Saturday to fundraise for homocon House candidate Carl DeMaio. Via The Hill:
Boehner’s trip to the Golden State marks the second leg of his fall tour to expand House Republicans’ 17-seat majority. The GOP’s efforts to broaden the playing field include races in blue regions like New York, New England and California, and support for gay candidates like DeMaio and Massachusetts’s Richard Tisei. “I’m disappointed but not terribly surprised that some extreme far right groups would rather lose elections than win elections, and have been very destructive for so many years within the Republican Party,” DeMaio said in a phone interview. “I’m glad so many people are finally realizing that and standing up to that, saying we may not agree on all issues but we agree on the vast majority of issues.” Asked specifically whether Boehner’s help sends an important political message, DeMaio did not mention the Speaker by name: “We welcome all support from wherever it comes from. We’re all coming together in a broad-based campaign not only to win a seat but send a national message that the Republican Party can be more inclusive and positive.”
The above-linked report claims that DeMaio “hasn’t shied away” from supporting same-sex marriage and that his campaign materials include a photo of DeMaio holding hands with his partner at San Diego Pride. The truth is that DeMaio has denounced LGBT rights groups and has vowed that LGBT civil rights will never influence his political decisions. Oh, and he was booed by the locals at that pride parade.
RELATED: Last month the Family Research Council, Focus On The Family, and NOM jointly issued a demand that the GOP not support any LGBT or LGBT-friendly candidates. Named in their missive was DeMaio, Tisei, and Senate candidate Monica Wehby.