Ogles Blames Staffer for Anti-LGBTQ Post Amid Pride Month Backlash
TL;DR
Rep. Andy Ogles said a staffer posted an anti-LGBTQ message on his official X account during Pride Month, calling the post stupid and saying the employee was reprimanded. The message, which claimed 'Homosexuality has no place in America' and referenced 'Nuclear Family Month,' drew mild criticism from some fellow Republicans and underscored ongoing culture-war tensions over LGBTQ rights and Pride celebrations.
- Noted MAGA Homophobe Blames Staffer for Homophobic Post Rolling Stone
- Rep. Ogles deletes homophobic tweet, blames staff amid rare GOP pushback The Washington Post
- GOP lawmakers call homophobic X post from colleague’s account ‘disgusting’ CNN
- Johnson on ‘untoward’ homosexuality post: ‘We’re supposed to love our neighbor as ourselves’ The Hill
- Tennesee GOP Rep. Andy Ogles deletes anti-Pride Month tweet Politico
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