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Twitter Reacts to Mike Pence's Antigay Ways, Campaign's Phallic Logo

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Twitter users reacted to Donald Trump's announcement of his running mate by pointing out Mike Pence's anti-LGBT record and having a little fun with the campaign's logo.

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Donald Trump's announcement this morning that Indiana Gov. Mike Pence will be his running mate brought reactions both serious and humorous on Twitter.

Some pointed out Pence's record -- he signed into law Indiana's infamous Religious Freedom Restoration Act, characterized as a "license to discriminate" against LGBT people and subsequently amended. He also consistently opposed LGBT rights while serving in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Others had a bit of fun with the campaign's curiously sexual new logo -- and fun with a few other things as well.

Here are some tweets on the serious side:

Despite his hatred for "big government" Mike Pence has repeatedly used government as a tool to discriminate against Women and LGBT community

Then there were those comments on the logo:

Another bit of fun with the VP pick, but we'd prefer Ted, actually.

And frankly, we are too.

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Trudy Ring is The Advocate’s senior politics editor and copy chief. She has been a reporter and editor for daily newspapers and LGBTQ+ weeklies/monthlies, trade magazines, and reference books. She is a political junkie who thinks even the wonkiest details are fascinating, and she always loves to see political candidates who are groundbreaking in some way. She enjoys writing about other topics as well, including religion (she’s interested in what people believe and why), literature, theater, and film. Trudy is a proud “old movie weirdo” and loves the Hollywood films of the 1930s and ’40s above all others. Other interests include classic rock music (Bruce Springsteen rules!) and history. Oh, and she was a Jeopardy! contestant back in 1998 and won two games. Not up there with Amy Schneider, but Trudy still takes pride in this achievement.
Trudy Ring is The Advocate’s senior politics editor and copy chief. She has been a reporter and editor for daily newspapers and LGBTQ+ weeklies/monthlies, trade magazines, and reference books. She is a political junkie who thinks even the wonkiest details are fascinating, and she always loves to see political candidates who are groundbreaking in some way. She enjoys writing about other topics as well, including religion (she’s interested in what people believe and why), literature, theater, and film. Trudy is a proud “old movie weirdo” and loves the Hollywood films of the 1930s and ’40s above all others. Other interests include classic rock music (Bruce Springsteen rules!) and history. Oh, and she was a Jeopardy! contestant back in 1998 and won two games. Not up there with Amy Schneider, but Trudy still takes pride in this achievement.