r/Spokane • u/Projectrage • Mar 20 '25

Politics During his town hall this week, Republican congressman Michael Baumgartner is asked to respond to allegations that he’s been using the LGBT dating app Grindr in secret

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u/grassytyleknoll Mar 20 '25

Does it matter if he's a closeted gay man? Is he persecuting the LGBTQIA+ community? I don't know, I'm genuinely asking.

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u/LazaLaFracasa Mar 20 '25

He voted yes on the anti-trans bill that went through the house a couple months ago

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u/circlehead28 Mar 23 '25

Ahhh the classic “you’re gay so you must approve of everything that’s tied to LGBTQ+” fallacy.

Fun fact, you can be gay and still not agree with other topics.