.thereidout Blog: The GOP is pushing a fascist agenda that prioritizes straight white men. Co-opting Black homophobes is essential to their mission.
And on Thursday, we got a look at how the GOP is trying to loop Black people in on its homophobic and transphobic agenda. The revelation came courtesy of Vernon Jones, the right-wing Georgia congressional candidate endorsed by former President Donald Trump.Elijah Nouvelage / Bloomberg via Getty Images, fileSteve Bannon's podcast, Jones went on a diatribe that attempted to draw a distinction and drive a wedge between queer activism and pro-Black activism.
“They can actually change," he continued."You know, you can go from being straight to being gay to being transgender and all these other genders. But when you’re Black — I don’t have a choice."
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