Christine Blasey Ford's story of sexual misconduct. However, Graham's latest remark that "belittling people is not as funny as it used to be" suggests he might have had some sort of a spiritual awakening over the past six days when it comes to making disparaging comments. Just last week, the Republican lawmaker cast Kavanaugh as the "slut whore drunk" victim of Dr. Graham has previously fallen victim to homophobic attacks on Twitter. Comedian Rosie O'Donnell called him a "closeted idiot" last month after he called allegations of sexual misconduct raised against newly-confirmed Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh "wholesale character assassination that defies credibility." Belittling people is not as funny as it used to be, and that's a good thing." "These comments - I don't think they reflect well on her, I don't know how that makes us a better country," Graham said. In a brief interview with TMZ, Graham said he believed Handler was equating homosexuality with being evil. Psaki has yet to comment on the resurfaced tweet.Republican Senator Lindsey Graham of South Carolina has a lengthy record of opposing LGBTQ rights - and his early legislative efforts are coming under fresh scrutiny after the South Carolina Republican attempted to defend himself against a recent homophobic tweet from Chelsea Handler, in which the comedian suggested he was gay. His comments worried many that with the confirmation of antigay justice Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court, same-sex marriage wouldn’t be the law of the land for much longer should a legal challenge to marriage equality wend its way to the high court. They’re not bigots…” he added, "I've tried to be tolerant, I've tried to understand that people have different life experiences… the law of the land is that same-sex marriage is legal and we will honor that.” “We’re a conservative state, there are a lot of religious people around this state that believe in traditional marriage. Just last October, Graham said that while he “accepts” the Supreme Court’s ruling that same-sex marriage is legal, he doesn’t understand it or agree with it. Additionally, Graham's homophobia remains fully intact. Still, few in the queer community will defend a senator with such little integrity and respect for democracy that he tried to manipulate election results to please a disgraced president rightfully defeated at the polls. So far, it seems like nearly all of the complaints about the tweet are from straight Republicans, with some gay Republicans also denouncing Psaki. Last year, former child actress Quinn Cummings made a tweet about Graham being out-fundraised by Democratic challenger Jaime Harrison, joking that it was “probably not the first time a black man topped him.” Some found the joke humorous, while others said it was antigay and racially-charged. Some find them funny and say it’s appropriate to mock a man who has done so much to hurt LGBTQ+ Americans, while others consider the jokes homophobic. Jokes about Graham’s sexuality are fairly common in Washington, especially among the LGBTQ+ community. The name trended on Twitter last year when a gay adult film star made allegations about Graham on social media and claimed “Lady G” was his nickname among male sex workers. Among Washington insiders and LGBTQ+ fans of politics, the nickname “Lady G” is used in reference to that longstanding rumor (which he denies). Graham, who was reelected this past November, has long been one of the most anti-LGBTQ+ members of Congress, and has dodged rumors that he’s secretly gay for equally as long. “Only in 2020 does #LadyG get to push a bunch of debunked conspiracy theories while questioning (aka an American hero),” the tweet reads.
Press Secretary Jen Psaki is coming under fire from conservatives for a tweet that many straight people find homophobic.īefore working as press secretary for the Biden administration, Psaki was a contributor for CNN, and while working there, she made a tweet about Senator Lindsey Graham, where she referred to him as “Lady G,” the popular nickname for the Republican used by many DC insiders.