GOP governor invited LGBTQ leaders to a Pride Month event. He got accused of gaslighting instead.

Glenn Youngkin
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Thanks, but no thanks.

Leaders of Virginia’s LGBTQ community boycotted a last-minute Pride invitation from Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R) on Wednesday, calling it a “performative attempt to celebrate Virginia’s diverse LGBTQ+ community.”

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“The Governor spent months campaigning on a platform of homophobia and transphobia, attacking some of the most marginalized members of our community– transgender and non-binary youth,” said Narissa Rahaman, Executive Director of Equality Virginia Advocates. “His Pride event does not erase his words and only gaslights our community.”

Invitations to the reception were emailed on Monday afternoon to 33 recipients by Erik Conyers, an assistant in Youngkin’s office. The event was closed to the press and there is no record of it on his social media or the state’s website.

Defending the governor’s Pride outreach, Youngkin spokesperson Macaulay Porter noted that…

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