As many may know, Caitlyn Jenner is the father of social media stars Kylie and Kendall Jenner, and is a big face of the LGBTQ community. Although she is a public icon, I have a bone to pick with her.
Jennifer Finney Boylan of the New York Times was able to get a phone interview with her as she was driving. Now, Jenner is a known republican and I am a little confused as to why. She also is a conservative that likes Trump’s administration. This makes me very confused. Why? Because Mike Pence, Donald Trump’s Vice President, was the former governor of Indiana. As the governor of Indiana, Pence has notably said:
“In 2006, as head of the Republican Study Committee, a group of the 100 most-conservative House members, Pence rose in support of a constitutional amendment that would have defined marriage as between a man and a woman. Citing a Harvard researcher, Pence said in his speech, "societal collapse was always brought about following an advent of the deterioration of marriage and family." Pence also called being gay a choice and said keeping gays from marrying was not discrimination, but an enforcement of "God's idea."(Time Magazine).
“In May, the federal government directed school districts to allow students to use the bathroom of the gender they identify with. The directive came as criticism crescendoed around a North Carolina law that would have restricted the use of bathrooms.Along with many other conservatives, Pence opposed Obama's directive and said it was a state issue. "The federal government has not business getting involved in issues of this nature," Pence said.” (Time Magazine).
People in President Trump's administration are known for being racist, sexist, and homophobic. But Caitlyn Jenner, a gay, transgender woman, supports them. She says that she wants to be the LGBTQ voice in the Republican community, but sadly, I don't think that the conservatives want to hear what she has to say.
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