Tag: William Dannemeyer
William Dannemeyer, the U.S. House’s worst homophobe ever, has died
Over the years, there’ve been some pretty awful characters serving in Congress. But no one was as terrible as William Dannemeyer. Only his fellow Republican counterpart in the Senate, Jesse Helms, came anywhere near as close to him for the sheer viciousness of his anti-LGBTQ hatred. Dannemeyer, who died this week at the age of 89, built his career on demeaning, belittling and attempting to punish LGBTQ Americans.
During his 14 years in the House of Representatives, Dannemeyer led an...
