Joe.My.God. LGBT News
Former Rep. Michelle “Crazy Eyes” Bachmann, who co-owns an ex-gay torture clinic with her husband Ladybird Bachmann, is the first name on the list of evangelical advisors released today by the Trump campaign. From the Washington Blade:
The 26 members of the board are a who’s who of individuals who’ve sought to undermine LGBT rights. Members were announced on the same day Trump was set to meet with evangelical leaders at Trump Tower in New York City. Bachmman is the first name on the list of members, which is in alphabetical order.
Bachmann, who formerly represented Minnesota’s 6th congressional district in the U.S. House, is a Tea Party favorite and known for holding anti-LGBT positions. She ran for the Republican nomination for president in 2012, but dropped out after an abysmal showing in her home state of Iowa.
In the course of her career in Congress, Bachmann voted against hate crimes protections legislation, repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” and a version of the Employment Non-Discrimination Act. Although she was elected to Congress too late to have voted on the Federal Marriage Amendment, Bachmann was a vocal opponent of same-sex marriage and backed a Minnesota state constitutional amendment in 2012 that sought to ban same-sex marriage, but failed at the ballot.
Others named to the board today include Focus On The Family founder James Dobson, alleged Abramoff scandal co-conspirator and former Christian Coalition head Ralph Reed, and viciously anti-gay preacher Harry Jackson, who once claimed to have cursed the Washington Blade into bankruptcy in the name of Jesus.