Oh, to dream the impossible dream of being a ‘normal gay’ like Richard Grenell
Opinion: Ric, if you’re the normal one, the normal gay, then thank God I’m not trying to be you, writes John Casey.
June 17, 2025
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Opinion: Ric, if you’re the normal one, the normal gay, then thank God I’m not trying to be you, writes John Casey.
There are no freebies: Just like her husband, everything she does is transactional, John Casey writes.
The Log Cabin Republicans are standing by their man.
Texas is set to host the party's 2028 national convention.
Nobody knows where they’re coming from or who’s paying for them.
The lying congressman is upset that he believed the anti-LGBTQ+ governor to be different from how he actually is.
Republicans want to give money to straight couples with four or more kids — no gays allowed.
The president won't recognize Pride Month, but the gay GOP group still wants to hang out in the Manhattan property.
It's not clear who wrote the $237,000 check, and it's unusual for a presidential candidate's spouse to be paid for speaking during a campaign. And at least one ethics expert is calling the former first lady "self-serving."
The head of Colorado's Log Cabin Republicans, Valdamar Archuleta, is defending the GOP chair who sent a campaign email calling LGBTQ+ people "godless groomers."
The former first lady has taken part in events with the Log Cabin Republicans since leaving the White House. In 2021, she was the guest of honor at the group’s annual Spirit of Lincoln Gala.
The Florida Republican is re-upping his brand of hatefulness and bigotry.
Buttigieg didn't hold back from attacking the problematic ad.
“It’s unfortunate that you have groups like the Log Cabin Republicans who are willing to sell out the community in exchange for being able to cozy up to someone like Donald Trump,” said HRC’s Brandon Wolf.
"As a former Pennsylvania lawmaker and CEO of Agenda PAC, I’ve seen what happens when LGBTQ+ individuals align with the very forces that work to strip us of our humanity. Pennsylvania deserves better than this parade of self-serving traitors,” Brian Sims told The Advocate.
The event earned media attention as Melania Trump this year spent even less time campaigning for her husband’s presidential campaign than in past cycles.
The national group held a fundraising event last weekend at Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate.
At the Log Cabin Republicans’ event, Claudia Conway honored her mother’s support for her LGBTQ+ identity, juxtaposing her commendation with the former Trump advisor’s history of anti-LGBTQ+ comments.
While Republicans in other states have increased their attacks on the LGBTQ+ community, the party may broaden its tent in California.
The group’s lesbian founder, who is closely aligned with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis who posted an overtly homophobic video last week, is sticking by him, resulting in members of the group leaving.