{"id":856481,"date":"2024-03-20T16:09:47","date_gmt":"2024-03-20T20:09:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/glaad.org\/?post_type=gap&p=856481"},"modified":"2024-03-20T18:03:15","modified_gmt":"2024-03-20T22:03:15","slug":"bernie-moreno","status":"publish","type":"gap","link":"https:\/\/glaad.org\/gap\/bernie-moreno\/","title":{"rendered":"Bernie Moreno"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u2014<\/span>Distanced<\/span><\/a> himself from previous pro-LGBTQ and anti-discrimination positions, claiming not to have remembered meeting with Equality Ohio and signing his company on as a member of <\/span>Ohio Business Competes<\/span><\/a>, a business coalition formed to advocate for legislation outlawing discrimination against LGBTQ people in Ohio when it comes to housing, employment or public services. Claimed to be unfamiliar with non-discrimination bill <\/span>the Ohio Fairness Act<\/span><\/a> that the coalition formed to promote in the Ohio Statehouse. He supported LGBTQ rights and anti-discrimination legislation as recently as 2020, and his oldest son is gay.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u2014<\/span>Adopted<\/span><\/a> anti-LGBTQ talking points including accusing LGBTQ rights advocates of pushing a \u201cradical\u201d agenda of \u201cindoctrination.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u2014Criticized<\/span><\/a> Gov. Mike DeWine\u2019s veto of a state bill banning essential mainstream health care for transgender youth, a veto that DeWine says came after discussion with parents and providers about how the care saves lives<\/span><\/p>\n

\u2014<\/span>Ran<\/span><\/a> an ad calling a GOP primary opponent untrustworthy because he was \u201cleft-wing\u201d and \u201cpro-trans.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u2014<\/span>Opposes<\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/span>The Equality Act<\/span><\/a>, federal legislation to amend the 1964 Civil Rights Act to include comprehensive protections against discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u2014<\/span>Opposes<\/span><\/a> abortion rights, \u201cno exceptions.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u2014Said<\/a> that \u201cbiological men can\u2019t play women\u2019s sports,\u201d misgendering transgender athletes. <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":435,"featured_media":856482,"template":"","categories":[139163],"tags":[138968,122004],"region":[138565,138600],"hashtag":[138636,138632,138634],"class_list":{"0":"post-856481","1":"gap","2":"type-gap","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"category-elections","7":"tag-election-2024","8":"tag-ohio","9":"region-national","10":"region-ohio","11":"hashtag-anti-transgender","12":"hashtag-politics","13":"hashtag-trump"},"aioseo_notices":[],"apple_news_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t