Log Cabin Republicans Drop 'T' From 2015 Mission, Citing Eroding Support for Gay Rights
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Updated · Fox News · Aug 22
Log Cabin Republicans Drop 'T' From 2015 Mission, Citing Eroding Support for Gay Rights
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Aug 22
Summary
Log Cabin Republicans said their board has reversed a 2015 decision to include transgender advocacy, narrowing the group’s national mission to LGB issues and conservative values.
President Ross Hemminger argued the shift was driven by what he called a “radical” transgender movement focused on minors, school gender ideology, transgender participation in women’s sports and medical treatments he said are often irreversible.
Hemminger said that agenda is costing gay Americans public support, with backing for gay marriage and other once broadly accepted rights now slipping in polls.
The group said membership remains open to all conservatives, but its advocacy will center on sexual-orientation issues such as marriage, adoption, military service, nondiscrimination and religious-liberty protections.