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Republican convention reaches out to gays, but bashes trans people

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Much has changed since 1992, when Pat Buchanan used the stage of the Republican National Convention to demonize LGBTQ people.

The event in 2020 avoided anti-gay animus and reached out to gay voters, although the transgender community remains in the GOP’s crosshairs.

The Republican Party is making some overtures to gay voters, most notably with plans at the largely virtual event for an openly gay speaker, a vague reference from a high-profile Republican congressional candidate and undoing its decision to renew an anti-LGBTQ platform.

Richard Grenell, who has the distinction of being the first openly gay Cabinet member after Trump named him acting director of national intelligence, was set to address the Republican convention on Wednesday

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