{"id":506179,"date":"2021-02-11T20:01:03","date_gmt":"2021-02-11T20:01:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/glaad.logalt.net\/tap\/clarence-thomas\/"},"modified":"2025-03-07T15:56:26","modified_gmt":"2025-03-07T20:56:26","slug":"clarence-thomas","status":"publish","type":"gap","link":"https:\/\/glaad.org\/gap\/tommy-tuberville\/","title":{"rendered":"Tommy Tuberville"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u2014Introduced<\/a> amendment to ban transgender students from participating in sports into COVID-19 relief package, holding up aid for millions of Americans. Transgender people have been participating in sports for years, with no evidence they are ruining or even dominating girls\u2019 sports.<\/p>\n

\u2014Coordinated<\/a> with Trump supporters the night before the deadly siege at the U.S. Capitol; talked with the former president during the assault; voted to object to the Electoral College counts.<\/p>\n

\u2014Days after the deadly attack on the Capitol, cosponsored<\/a> an anti-transgender bill purporting to \u201cprotect women and girls\u201d from transgender people in sports.<\/p>\n

\u2014Opposes marriage equality<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u2014Said<\/a>: \u201cI am against this transgender, guys turning into women, and winning all these state championships all over the country.\u201d Trans people have not been winning any state championships all over the country.<\/p>\n

\u2014On Facebook, complained about drag queens on an LGBTQ float<\/a> in a Christmas parade, writing: \u201cHard to believe that right in my own backyard the city of Opelika allows drag queens in the city Christmas Parade which was held this weekend. What is next?\u201d He later added<\/a>, \u201cDon\u2019t get in a Christmas parade and push that on people and kids. It\u2019s embarrassing.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u2014Lamented Chick-fil-A\u2019s decision<\/a> to stop giving money to anti-LGBTQ charities: \u201cIsn\u2019t it horrible when liberal activists ruin something good?\u201d<\/p>\n

Read more here.<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

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