Twitter Refuses to Remove Hateful Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene Tweets
advocate.comEditor's Note: The following article references transphobic material, including tweets deadnaming transgender people. In the story below, the reporter describes tweets without quoting them verbatim because The Advocate does not deadname anyone.
However, as a matter of transparency, screen shots of offensive tweets can be found at the end of the article.U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene set off a firestorm on Twitter Monday after sending a malicious transphobic tweet that clearly violated the company’s policy.
After putting only a warning label on the tweet, Twitter has drawn harsh criticism for not taking it down, with the company citing “the public interest” in keeping it live.As she continued her crusade against people different from her, the congresswoman, who is openly hostile to the LGBTQ+ community, showed no qualms about being transphobic.The Georgia Republican threw a figurative grenade into the ether before 3 p.m.Apropos of nothing, she tweeted a video clip showing Dr.
Rachel Levine, the assistant secretary for health for the Department of Health and Human Services. In addition to being a four-star admiral for the Commissioned Corps of the Public Health Service, Levine is the first out transgender person to be confirmed by the Senate.Greene used a double entendre while deadnaming Dr.
