LANSING — Today, the Chair of the Michigan Democratic Party Lavora Barnes reacted to the uncovered news that Republican Rep. Tim Walberg gave a speech on October 8th to the National Prayer Breakfast in Uganda that encouraged members of Uganda’s Parliament, as well as the president, to “stand firm” against international pressure condemning Uganda’s extremely dangerous new Anti-Homosexuality Act.
“It’s unfortunately no surprise that Rep. Walberg is endorsing not only an extreme anti-LGBTQ agenda but one of the world’s most dangerous anti-LGBTQ laws. We won’t be fooled by his gross attempt to cover up his bigotry,” said Chair Barnes. “This kind of hateful rhetoric has no place coming from a Member of Congress, and Rep. Walberg is deeply out of step with the values of Michiganders. This fiasco makes it clear that if MAGA Republicans have their way in the upcoming election, long-decided LGBTQ rights will be put under threat once again.”
The World Bank, the World Health Organization, the United Nations, and the Biden Administration have all called out this law that allows LGBTQ people to be sent to death or prison for life for being who they are.
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