WASHINGTON – In a sharply worded response to a tweet sent out on Wednesday by Republican National Committee Chair Ronna McDaniel celebrating Pride Month 2021, Chasten Buttigieg, whose husband is U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg, upbraided the RNC Chair in a tweet Thursday.
Starting off wishing those reading a ‘Happy #Pride Month,” the McDaniel wrote; “@GOP is proud to have doubled our LGBTQ support over the last 4 years, and we will continue to grow our big tent by supporting measures that promote fairness and balance protections for LGBTQ Americans and those with deeply held religious beliefs.”
Buttigieg wasn’t having it responding with; “Those with “deeply held religious beliefs” are often the parents who force their LGBTQ children out of the home and onto the street. I’ve met with those kids. 40% of homeless youth in this country are LGBTQ. Re-visit your party’s platform before you open your mouth about #pride.”
After four years of non-responsiveness to the LGBTQ community in the nation by the White House under Trump, President Joe Biden, a strong LGBTQ ally issued a Pride proclamation on Tuesday. The Trump administration had actively pursued actions that created a hostile political and cultural environment for the LGBTQ community, particularly for Trans Americans by banning active military service, and taking away access to critical key healthcare issues.
In nearly all policy areas, the RNC had mirrored or advocated Trump policies or endorsed legislative actions that were harmful to LGBTQ Americans, including at all levels of government, local, state, and federal. As over 30 states have currently enacted or proposed anti-Trans legislation in the 2021 state legislative sessions, McDaniel has been uniformly silent on those bills.
Buttigieg’s husband is the first openly gay member of a presidential cabinet confirmed by the U.S. Senate.
Those with “deeply held religious beliefs” are often the parents who force their LGBTQ children out of the home and onto the street. I’ve met with those kids. 40% of homeless youth in this country are LGBTQ. Re-visit your party’s platform before you open your mouth about #pride. https://t.co/z36BuFrQsO
— Chasten Glezman Buttigieg (@Chasten) June 3, 2021
