Last week, it was revealed that Mike Pence won't dine alone with a woman other than his wife. Naturally this led to a lot of speculation in the mainstream press or praise from the religious right about either Pence's supposed extreme ideas about marriage and women or his "piety" and "fidelity."
I simply don't care. Maybe there can be some type of discussion pulled from Pence's relationship with his wife, However, I think people should be talking about his mistreatment of the lgbt community throughout his political career - from supporting a constitutional amendment which would bar us from marrying to opposing a law which would keep us from being discriminated against in the workplace.
There are so many examples of how Pence has attacked or demonized the lgbt community in the past. Probably one of the most memorable incidents happened in 2015 when he, as governor of Indiana, wouldn't say if he opposed discrimination against the lgbt community. A simple "yes" or "no" shouldn't have been difficult.
But it was for Pence:
I don't care how Pence treats his wife. But I do care that he doesn't treat the lgbt community like we are worthy of equality. That should be where the concern lies. And what the conversation should be about.
I simply don't care. Maybe there can be some type of discussion pulled from Pence's relationship with his wife, However, I think people should be talking about his mistreatment of the lgbt community throughout his political career - from supporting a constitutional amendment which would bar us from marrying to opposing a law which would keep us from being discriminated against in the workplace.
There are so many examples of how Pence has attacked or demonized the lgbt community in the past. Probably one of the most memorable incidents happened in 2015 when he, as governor of Indiana, wouldn't say if he opposed discrimination against the lgbt community. A simple "yes" or "no" shouldn't have been difficult.
But it was for Pence:
I don't care how Pence treats his wife. But I do care that he doesn't treat the lgbt community like we are worthy of equality. That should be where the concern lies. And what the conversation should be about.
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I've said that Pence is, in many ways, more frightening than #45. SNL even characterized him as the president's "insurance" against impeachment. What a mess we have on our hands.
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