The West Virginia Metro News reports:
Joshua Higginbotham, a Republican House of Delegates member from Putnam County, has come out as gay. He made the announcement in a short video on social media over the weekend.
Higginbotham describes himself as a conservative Christian Republican. There are a lot of those folks in West Virginia and not all are going to believe that Higginbotham shares their values. He addressed that in his statement.
“I am still a Christian. People think that gay people can’t be Christians. I believe God loves me no matter what,” Higginbotham said. “I’m still a conservative Republican. That’s rare, I know, but you can be gay and Republican. You can be gay and conservative.”
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I’m gay. I’ve wanted to tell you this for many years, but I couldn’t be public like I wanted because there were still a few people in my family who didn’t know yet—now they do. So now I’m telling you, too. pic.twitter.com/k1ImZY6qPZ
— Joshua Higginbotham (@Higginbotham4WV) June 13, 2021
It’s ok to be gay and Christian. It’s ok to be gay and a conservative Republican official in West Virginia.
My family accepts me. My friends accept me. Now I’m asking you to accept me as well.
— Joshua Higginbotham (@Higginbotham4WV) June 13, 2021