Log Cabin Republicans support anti-LGBTQ politician in GA Governor's race

[workinclasszero]

New Civil Rights Movement 30 JUL 2018 AT 06:41 ET

In an eye-raising move, the Georgia Log Cabin Republicans, an organization of gay Republicans, tossed their support behind Brian Kemp in the Georgia Governor’s race.

Kemp is opposed to gay rights, and has recently signed a pledge to support “religious freedom” bills, also known as RFRAs. These bills are viewed as a “license to discriminate” against LGBTQ people using religious beliefs as an excuse.

Speaking to the Atlanta Journal Constitution, Kemp made his position clear, “My position on RFRA is not going to change. I’m not going to change.”

Stacey Abrams, the Democratic candidate for the Governor’s seat, strongly opposes RFRA legislation.

In spite of Kemp’s stand against LGBTQ rights, the Log Cabin Republicans chose to endorse Kemp over Abrams. In a press release, they offered Kemp their congratulations in winning the runoff against Georgia’s State Lieutenant Governor, Casey Cagle, and painting Abrams as a “radical liberal.”

https://www.rawstory.com/2018/07/log-cabin-republicans-support-anti-lgbtq-politician-ga-governors-race/

[dembotoz]

1. Not voting in ur own self interests..no shock here

Folks are stupid

[workinclasszero]

3. The cult is stronk

[NurseJackie]

2. Voting against their own best interests? Reminds me of Sarandon and other Stein voters.

Idiots.

[workinclasszero]

4. Yup

[JI7]

5. of course they do. log cabin isn't about supporting Gary rights

[maxrandb]

7. Exactly

It's not about LGBTQ rights. It's an effort to siphon off "just enough" LGBTQ voters to win an election.

Thanks to Faux News and Hate Radio, the GOP could hold public hangings of LGBTQ people, and the Log Cabin ReTrumplicans would say; "well, but they want to cut taxes and screw people of color, so it's all good"!

The only "good" Retrumplican is a defeated Retrumplican.

Why is that so hard for Dems to understand?

[atreides1]

6. WTF???

This branch Log Cabin Republicans have shown their true colors in supporting Kemp!!!

1. They are gays who are anti-gay

2. They are anti-immigrant

They claim to be fiscal conservatives, which means as long as they get their share, fuck everyone else!!!

[brush]

8. WTF? Who are those people, where does that mentality come from?

[Funtatlaguy]

9. They self identify much more as conservatives than as gays.

[brush]

10. Yet the party they identify with despises them.

Stockholm Syndrome doesn't quite describe it. Is it self-hate, a subjugation of self in seeking love or at least acknowledgement from and entity that is not forthcoming?

[RhodeIslandOne]

11. They'll take a few random hate crimes in exchange for another tax cut

[Aristus]

12. The LCR were always a circular firing squad.