In this episode of The Randy Report podcast – LGBTQ athletes represent at the Olympics; Florida’s hateful Don’t Say Gay bill is progressing through the state legislature; the percentage of LGBTQ Americans has doubled in the past ten years and more. Continue reading “Podcast: LGBTQs At The Olympics, Don’t Say Gay Bill, Oscar Noms & More”
Florida House Approves “Don’t Say Gay” Bill
(image via Depositphotos)Florida’s controversial “Don’t Say Gay” bill was approved Thursday in the state House by a vote of 69-47. Seven Republican lawmakers broke with their party voting against the measure. Continue reading “Florida House Approves “Don’t Say Gay” Bill”
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Gus Kenworthy at the 2022 Winter Olympic Games (image via Instagram)Some news items you might have missed:
• Edge Media: Out Olympian Gus Kenworthy at the 2022 Olympic Games: “Honestly, it means the world to me to get to compete here as an out proud gay man and to know that there are other out LGBTQ athletes that are here competing. I think for anybody that wants to come out but is struggling, I’d just encourage them to try and live their truth or speak their truth, even if it’s just to one person.” Continue reading “News Round-Up: February 19, 2022”
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Missouri GOP State Rep Zach Wyatt comes out and speaks against “Don’t Say Gay” bill
Republican Missouri State Rep. Zach Wyatt came out of the closet today in a speech to Republican colleagues, asking them to withdraw their support like anti-gay issues like the “Don’t Say Gay” bill, which has been advancing through the legislature.
By coming out, Wyatt becomes the only openly gay Republican state lawmaker in the country, according to PROMO, Missouri’s statewide advocacy organization for LGBT equality.
Said Wyatt:
“I will not lie to myself anymore about my own sexuality. It has probably been the hardest thing to come to terms with. I have always ignored it, didn’t event think about it, or want to talk about it. I have not been immune to it. I hear the comments, usually snide ones, about me. I’m not the first or last Republican to come out. I’ve just gotten tired of the bigotry being shown from both sides of the aisle on gay issues.”
If passed, the “Don’t Say Gay Bill” would ban public school-sponsored instruction, material, or extracurricular activities that discuss sexual orientation except when concerning human reproduction.