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A Virginia county Republican committee on Dec. 12 voted unanimously to censure outgoing Congressman Denver Riggleman, saying he betrayed the party’s values after he officiated a same-sex wedding.

In their resolution, the Appomattox County Republican Committee included a list of reasons for censuring Riggleman, who lost his re-election bid during a Republican state convention over the summer. Prominent among the list was Riggleman officiating a same-sex wedding in July 2019 for two of his campaign aides. 

“[The wedding] goes against the values and principles of the Republican Party betraying and disregarding the concerns for the many Conservative and Christian voters in the 5th district who elected Denver Riggleman to the United States House of Representatives,” the resolution stated. 

“My real belief is that government shouldn’t be involved in marriage at all, but if it is, everybody has to be treated equally before the law,” Riggleman told the Washington Post shortly after the wedding. 

Riggleman has also been an outspoken critic of President Trump, and his claims of voter fraud, along with conspiracy theories like the QAnon conspiracy theory. 

“This resolution was unanimously passed by the Appomattox County Republican Committee who are passionate about supporting our President Donald J. Trump,” the committee said in a statement to press on Facebook. “We will hold accountable all Republican elected officials to stand by the Virginia Republican Creed and National Republican Platform, and to support all our Republican nominees.”

Riggleman shot back on Twitter, accusing the Republican party of rigging the primary election against him.

“Glad the @VA_GOP finally admits they rig a convention because of the wedding. We already knew this, but here’s your sign,” he tweeted. “I believe in marriage equality and I despise conspiracy theories.” 

Despite being a marriage equality advocate, Riggleman voted against the Equality Act, which would have added sexual orientation and gender identity to existing federal civil rights protections. He also voted against a resolution opposing a Trump policy that banned transgender people from serving in the military.

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Palm Springs Gay Men’s Chorus seeks donations for toy and gift drive this Saturday  kuna noticias y kuna radio

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David Atherton grew up in a homophobic family with a mother who loved health foods.

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Soletto was a witness to history, a determined activist, and a devoted husband.

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I put my son through gay conversion therapy. It was one of the biggest mistakes of my life | Opinion  Miami Herald

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Tom Cruise confirmed an obvious fact this week: COVID is no joke on film sets, or any workplace that requires people to be in close physical proximity.

Now just a month after shooting started, production for the upcoming Ryan Murphy series Impeachment: American Crime Story has been halted after members of the cast and crew tested positive for the virus.

Though names were not disclosed, or an exact number, TMZ reports it’s “multiple” people. No date has been scheduled to resume filming.

Last month, series lead Sarah Paulson showed off the first look at her character transformation in the third installment of the ACS anthology.

As with the first two seasons of the show, American Crime Story will retell a lurid scandal from American history. This new season recalls the Bill Clinton/Monica Lewinsky scandal from the late 1990s. Paulson plays Linda Tripp, a friend and coworker of Monica Lewinsky who leaked word to the press that Lewinsky was engaged in an affair with then-President Clinton.

The series uses Jeffrey Toobin’s book A Vast Conspiracy: The Real Story of the Sex Scandal That Nearly Brought Down a President as its basis. Toobin suffered his own sex scandal this fall when he was seen pleasuring himself during a Zoom chat between New Yorker magazine staff and WNYC radio.

Along with Paulson, Impeachment will feature queer actress Beanie Feldstein as Monica Lewinsky, Clive Owen as Bill Clinton, Annaleigh Ashford as Paula Jones, Anthony Green as Al Gore and Betty Gilpin as Ann Coulter.

We wish everyone a safe and speedy recovery.

Queerty

Graham Norton ‘pretended to be shocked’ when Barry Manilow came out as gay  Mirror Online

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