Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin (born 7 October 1952) is a Russian politician and former intelligence officer who has served as President of Russia since 2012, previously holding the position from 1999 until 2008. He was also the Prime Minister of Russia from 1999 to 2000 and again from 2008 to 2012.
Wow, there’s actually a GOP presidential candidate who’s standing up for LGBTQ+ people
billing himself as a “common sense” and “modern” Republican, is running a digital ad with the sensible message that conservatives should focus on defeating Vladimir Putin and not fighting LGBTQ+ people.
It’s a line that Hurd has spouted many times, including on CNN earlier this summer. “I wish [Republicans] would focus and focus their attacks on war criminals like Vladimir Putin, not my friends in the LGBTQ community,” he said. “It is 2023.
We should be talking about, how do we embrace our differences?”While Hurd almost certainly won’t get his wish, giving credit where credit is due, it’s nice to see a Republican use his platform to discourage attacks on gay people, rather than encourage them.
He’s the only mainstream GOP presidential candidate to positively talk about LGBTQ+ folx, at least as far as we can tell. unreal pic.twitter.com/mFf9lauyPqA onetime CIA officer, Hurd represented Texas’ 23rd congressional district, a sprawling area that stretches from San Antonio to El Paso.
