‘Gay conservative’ threatens congressman’s life
dallasvoice.comCongressman Eric Swalwell We here at Dallas Voice know a little bit about what it’s like to be harassed by “gay conservatives.” Just keep an eye on the comments on different blogs on our post to see what I mean (and keep in mind that we delete the nastiest, most homophobic, most transphobic and most racist comments).
But having said that, I have to admit that we have not gotten harassment and threats on this level: U.S. Rep. Eric Swalwell, the straight, married Democrat representing California’s 15th congressional district, this week announced on Twitter that he had received a telephoned death threat from a man claiming to be a gay conservative, according to a report by Bil Browning for LGBTQ Nation. “A staffer of mine — who’s 1 month into her job — received a call from a man saying he’s coming to our office w/ an assault rifle to kill me.
I hesitate to share this but how else do I tell you we are in violent times, & the architects are Trump & [House Minority Leader Kevin] McCarthy,” Swalwell tweeted Tuesday, Aug.
30. “Bloodshed is coming.” According to a memo filed after the incident, the caller ranted about “gay issues,” telling the intern that “he is a gay man, but he doesn’t take it up the ass he gives it.” The memo on the incident also noted that the caller “made a statement saying he will come to the office, or to wherever he is to hurt him.
