{"id":64786,"date":"2018-02-21T14:25:49","date_gmt":"2018-02-21T19:25:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/the-trump-administration-is-sending-another-anti-lgbtq-white-house-official-to-the-olympics\/"},"modified":"2018-02-21T14:25:49","modified_gmt":"2018-02-21T19:25:49","slug":"the-trump-administration-is-sending-another-anti-lgbtq-white-house-official-to-the-olympics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/the-trump-administration-is-sending-another-anti-lgbtq-white-house-official-to-the-olympics\/","title":{"rendered":"The Trump Administration is sending another anti-LGBTQ white house official to the Olympics"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Trump Administration is sending another anti-LGBTQ white house official to the Olympics<\/b><\/p>\n

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Sarah Huckabee Sanders, much like Vice President Mike Pence, has a well-documented anti-LGBTQ record<\/em><\/p>\n

NEW YORK –\u00a0<\/strong>GLAAD, the world\u2019s largest LGBTQ media advocacy organization, today called attention to White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders\u2019 extensive anti-LGBTQ record<\/a> in response to reports<\/a> that she will attend the Olympic closing ceremony as part of the U.S. delegation. Before joining the Trump administration, Sanders headed American Principles Fund, a super PAC with close ties to the National Organization for Marriage that ran attack ads<\/a> against Republican candidates they deemed not anti-LGBTQ enough.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis year America fell in love with LGBTQ Olympians as we watched them achieve their dreams while proudly and vocally living their truth,\u201d said Sarah Kate Ellis, President and CEO of GLAAD<\/strong>. \u201cAcceptance and representation are key components of the legacy of the 2018 U.S. Olympic team \u2013 two core principles that are not embodied by the Trump White House and the anti-LGBTQ officials like Mike Pence and Sarah Huckabee Sanders they are sending to games.\u201d<\/p>\n

Sanders also attempted to defend Trump\u2019s discriminatory transgender military ban bylying from the podium<\/a> and citing talking points from the anti-LGBTQ Family Research Council over credible non-partisan studies.<\/p>\n

Vice President Mike Pence, who attended the opening ceremony, faced wide-ranging criticism over his own anti-LGBTQ record<\/a> including support<\/a> for the dangerous and discredited practice of conversion therapy, after being called out<\/a> by Olympic skater, Adam Rippon.<\/p>\n

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BACKGROUND INFORMATION: Press Secretary Sanders\u2019 Own Anti-LGBTQ Record<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n