{"id":1003851,"date":"2019-02-27T14:49:00","date_gmt":"2019-02-27T18:49:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/democrats.org\/?p=1003851"},"modified":"2024-05-23T20:08:36","modified_gmt":"2024-05-23T20:08:36","slug":"dnc-on-marc-shorts-anti-lgbtq-editorial","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/dnc-on-marc-shorts-anti-lgbtq-editorial\/","title":{"rendered":"DNC on Marc Short\u2019s Anti-LGBTQ Editorial"},"content":{"rendered":"<p dir=\"ltr\">Today, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thedailybeast.com\/pences-incoming-chief-of-staff-marc-short-disparaged-aids-victims-for-repugnant-gay-sex-in-college-column?ref=home\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.thedailybeast.com\/pences-incoming-chief-of-staff-marc-short-disparaged-aids-victims-for-repugnant-gay-sex-in-college-column?ref%3Dhome&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1551901795480000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHA5OaEpDHGKCdeePGCu-G8DZk4wg\">Daily Beast published writings<\/a> from Marc Short, Vice President Pence\u2019s incoming chief of staff and a former top White House aide, that denigrates LGBTQ people for a \u201cpeverted lifestyle\u201d and calls the transmission of HIV\/AIDS the result of \u201crepugnant\u201d acts. In response, DNC LGBTQ Media Director Lucas Acosta issued the following statement:<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cThis administration continues to promote people, like Marc Short, who hold dangerous, out-of-touch, and bigoted views about the LGBTQ community. Short\u2019s column is disturbing and clearly attacks people living with HIV and AIDS, as well as all LGBTQ persons.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cNow, the second most powerful person in the country has elevated Marc Short to the most senior position in his office. The choice to promote someone with such hostile views toward the LGBTQ community further confirms this White House\u2019s goals of eliminating HIV\/AIDS transmissions and decriminalizing homosexuality abroad are nothing more than empty rhetoric.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cVice President Pence has never failed to find ways to discriminate against the LGBTQ community, from attacking our health care, to ending programs that prevent the spread of HIV infections in his home state, to supporting a policy that bars us from serving our country.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cThe anti-LGBTQ values that Trump, Pence and Short share are abhorrent. Democrats will continue to fight for equal rights and stand up against this administration\u2019s attempts to roll back our progress.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"yj6qo\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today, the Daily Beast published writings from Marc Short, Vice President Pence\u2019s incoming chief of staff and a former top White House aide, that denigrates LGBTQ people for a \u201cpeverted lifestyle\u201d and calls the transmission of HIV\/AIDS the result of \u201crepugnant\u201d acts. In response, DNC LGBTQ Media Director Lucas Acosta issued the following statement: \u201cThis [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":263,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1003851","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-press-release"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>DNC on Marc Short\u2019s Anti-LGBTQ Editorial - Democrats<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/dnc-on-marc-shorts-anti-lgbtq-editorial\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Democrats\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2019-02-27T18:49:00+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2024-05-23T20:08:36+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Claire DePree\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Claire DePree\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/dnc-on-marc-shorts-anti-lgbtq-editorial\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/dnc-on-marc-shorts-anti-lgbtq-editorial\/\",\"name\":\"DNC on Marc Short\u2019s Anti-LGBTQ Editorial - 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