An anti-LGBTQ Arkansas Republican lawmaker who decried his state’s mask mandate as “draconian” has been hospitalized with a coronavirus infection.
State Sen. Jason Rapert (R), who proposed defunding PBS earlier this year over an episode of Sesame Street in which out actor Billy Porter appeared, calling it part of “the radical LGBTQ agenda,” has been hospitalized with pneumonia after testing positive for the COVID-19 virus, according to an announcement posted to his Facebook account. “This is a difficult time for my family, but we know that God is with us always,” the statement read. “We’re sincerely grateful for the many prayers of love and support that have been expressed on our behalf.” “We have all been doing our best to wear a mask,”