Gay Republicans accuse Buttigieg of “wet dreams of gender fluid, indoctrinated, & groomed children”

Chasten & Pete Buttigieg
Photo: Courtesy of Chasten Buttigieg

The Log Cabin Republicans (LCR) launched a vile attack on Chasten Buttigieg, husband of Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, over Florida’s proposed “Don’t Say Gay” law.

The group supports the bill that would forbid teachers from discussing sexual orientation or gender identity in primary school classrooms or “in a manner that is not age-appropriate or developmentally appropriate for students.”

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Buttigieg – a gay man, a former school teacher, and father – has been outspoken about the dangers of the proposed legislation. The couple recently adopted twins.

“You’re essentially pushing kids back into the closet,” Buttigieg said during an appearance on CNN. “You’re saying we can’t even talk about your families.”

He also cited a Trevor Project study of suicidal ideation among LGBTQ high school students to show that the move would have a lasting and dangerous impact on queer youth. The law would prohibit discussions of different family structures and reading children’s books with a mention of LGBTQ parents or neighbors or relatives.

But LCR quickly jumped to defend the Republican attempts to smear LGBTQ people as dangerous…

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